38) Same information as before - you start your business on January 1st. Your sales are forecasted to be $125,000 for January, $140,000 for February, $160,000 in March and $165,000 in April. You expect to collect 60% of your sales in the month of the sale, 25% the following month, 10% two months later and 4% three months later. What total is the balance in your Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts at the end of April if you have not yet written off any accounts ?
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![38) Same information as before - you start your
business on January 1st. Your sales are
forecasted to be $125,000 for January,
$140,000 for February, $160,000 in March and
$165,000 in April. You expect to collect 60% of
your
sales in the month of the sale, 25% the
following month, 10% two months later and 4%
three months later. What total is the balance in
your Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts at
the end of April if you have not yet written off
any accounts ?](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fa5735d5d-389e-4d25-ac0c-dbe56f702c32%2F07897cb3-b1cc-4f6a-8618-6cdd14caa8ba%2F7zid56e_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
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