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A business has the following balances at the beginning of the year:
Allowance for doubtful accounts: -39750
The following summary transactions occurred during the year.
Sales for the year, 100% on credit: 510000
Cash collected on accounts receivable for the year: 503700
Write-offs of uncollectable accounts receivable: 31800
Received a cheque from a customer whose account was previously written off: 43180
Overall rate used to estimate the allowance for doubtful accounts at year end: 10%
Using the information above, answer the following questions. Enter the digits only - no dollar signs, commas, or decimal points. IMPORTANT - enter your answer to the second question (the balance in the allowance) as a NEGATIVE number, with a minus sign (-) in front of the digits.
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What is the balance in the allowance for doubtful accounts at year end?
What is the balance in the accounts receivable account at year end?
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