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Ming Company began operations on January 1, 2008. During its first two years, the compan...

Ming Company began operations on January 1, 2008. During its first two years, the company completed

a number of transactions involving sales on credit, accounts receivable collections, and bad debts. These

transactions are summarized as follows.

2008

a. Sold $1,347,700 of merchandise (that had cost $982,500) on credit, terms n/30.

b. Wrote off $20,676 of uncollectible accounts receivable.

c. Received $671,100 cash in payment of accounts receivable.

d. In adjusting the accounts on December 31, the company estimated that 1.3% of accounts receivable

will be uncollectible.

2009

e. Sold $1,517,800 of merchandise (that had cost $1,302,200) on credit, terms n/30.

f. Wrote off $32,624 of uncollectible accounts receivable.

g. Received $1,118,100 cash in payment of accounts receivable.

h. In adjusting the accounts on December 31, the company estimated that 1.3% of accounts receivable

will be uncollectible.

Required

Prepare journal entries to record Ming’s 2008 and 2009 summarized transactions and its year-end adjustments to record bad debts expense. (The company uses the perpetual inventory system. Round amounts to the nearest dollar.)

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