Hunt Incorporated sold $300,000 of accounts receivable to Gannon Factors Inc. on a with recourse basis. Gannon assesses a 2% finance charge of the amount of accounts receivable and retains an amount equal to 6% of accounts receivable for possible adjustments. Hunt estimates a recourse liability to cover bad debts of $15,000. Subsequently, the factor collected $283,000 in cash from the accounts receivable equired: Part A: Prepare the journal entry for Hunt to record the sale of the receivables to Gannon. mint: you may or may not need all the debits and credits) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Ref Account Titles Adjusting Entries Debit Credit 1 12 3 4 5 6 7 Chart of Accounts Cash Due from Factor Loss on Sale Gain on Sale Accounts receivable Allowance for bad debts Recourse liability Interest revenue

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