FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
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Morry Company wrote off the following accounts receivable as uncollectible for the first year of its operations ending December 31:
Customer
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Amount
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J. Jackson
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$10,000
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L. Stanton
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9,500
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C. Barton
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13,100
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S. Fenton
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2,400
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Total
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$35,000
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Required
(a)Journalize the write-offs for the current year under the direct write-off method.
(b)Journalize the write-offs for the current year under the allowance method. Also, journalize the adjusting entry for uncollectible receivables assuming the company made $2,400,000 of credit sales during the year and the industry average for uncollectible receivables is 1.5% of credit sales.
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