Hollingsworth Personnel started business on January 1, 2017. The company produced monthly financial statements and had total sales of $500,000 (of which $400,000 was on account) during the first four months. On April 30, Accounts Receivable had a balance of $236,400 (no accounts have been written off to date), which was made up of the following accounts aged according to the date of the sale:

The following accounts receivable transactions took place in May 2017:
May 12 Decided the PG Courier account was uncollectible and wrote it off.
15 Collected $6,600 from Netpac Distributors for sales made in the first three months.
21 Decided the Vent Axia Transport account was uncollectible and wrote it off.
24 Collected $2,000 from Natures Design for sales made in the month of January.
26 Received a cheque from Vent Axia Transport for $18,200 plus four cheques of $3,200 each, postdated to June 26, July 26, August 26, and September 26.
31 Total sales in the month were $380,000; 90 percent of these were on account, and 75 percent of the sales on account were collected in the month.
Required
1. Hollingsworth Personnel has heard that other companies in the industry use the allowance method of accounting for uncollectibles, with many of these estimating the uncollectibles through an aging of accounts receivable.
a. Journalize the adjustments that would have to be made on April 30 (for the months of January through April), assuming the following estimates of uncollectibles:
Age of Accounts Receivable Percent Estimated Uncollectible From current month 3%
From prior month ................... 4
From two months prior ............. 5
From three months prior ............20
From four months prior .............45
b. Journalize the transactions of May 2017.
c. Journalize the month-end adjustment, using the information from the table that appears in Requirement 1a.
2. For the method of accounting for the uncollectibles used above, show:
a. The balance sheet presentation of the accounts receivable.
b. The overall effect of the uncollectibles on the income statement for the months of April and May 2017.

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Month of Sale Customer Netpac Distributors PG Courier Vent Axia Transport Natures Design Other Accounts Receivable January $3,600 1,000 5,000 2,000 23,760 $35,360 February $1,000 1,200 14,000 7,400 16,360 $39,960 March $ 2,000 3,400 8,000 8,120 53,480 $75,000 April $1,800 2,400 4,000 28,400 49,480 $86,080