of credit sales. At the end of the year, the company ages its accounts receivable and adjusts thebalance in the Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts to correspond to the aging schedule.During July to December of 20X7, Texas Gulf Carts completed the following transactions:August 9Made a compound entry to write off uncollectibleaccounts: J. Aguilar, $200; Scaton Co., $100; and T.Taylor, $700.Sept. 30Recorded uncollectible account expense equal to 1%% of creditsales of $140,000Oct. 18Wrote off accounts receivable as uncollectible the $500 accountreceivable from Lantz Co. and the $400 acunt receivable fromNavisor Corp.Dec. 31Recorded uncollectible-account expense based on the aging ofreccivables, which follows:Age of Accounts1-3031 - 6061 – 90Over 90TotalDaysDaysDaysDays$163,000$100,000$40,000$14,0009,000Estimated percent uncollectible0.1%0.5%5%30%Required:a. Record the transactions in the journal.b. Open the Allowance for Uncollectible Account and post entries affecting thataccount. Keep a running balance.c. Show how Texas Gulf Carts should report accounts receivable on its balancesheet at December 31, 20X7.Question 4The June 30, 20X 9, balance sheet of Ram Technologies reports the following:Accounts Receivable...Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts (Cr).....$265,0007,100At the end of each quarter, RAM estimates uncollectible-account expense to be 2% of credit sales. Perry Materials uses the aging method and has completed the following analysis of the accountsreceivable:Over 90 TotalBalanceCustomer1-30 Days 31-60 Days 61-90 Days DaysJohnson$4,600$3,200$7,800Hot Pots, Inc.8001,0001,800Potter40,00055040,550Harrison3,6009004,500Marx2,000502,050Younger65,00065,000Merry Maids5,9005,900Acher12,0006,40018,400Totals$127,500$13,750$3,700 $1,050$146,000Uncollectible percentage2%10%20%40%Estimated uncollectibleamount$2,550$1,375$740$420$5,085Required:1. How much will the Uncollectible account expense for the year be?2. What will the final balance in the Allowance account be, after adjusting for uncollectibleaccount expense?

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