The following information pertains to Kee Cabinet Company’s sales on account and accounts receivable:
Accounts Receivable Balance, January 1, 2016 .......$ 96,200

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts, January 1, 2016 ...... 6,250

Sales on Account, 2016 ................ 726,000

Cost of Goods Sold, 2016 ................ 473,000

Collections of Accounts Receivable, 2016 .......... 715,000

After several collection attempts, Kee Cabinet Company wrote off $3,100 of accounts that could not be collected. Kee estimates that uncollectible accounts expense will be 0.5 percent of sales on account.

Required

a. Prepare the general journal entries to:

(1) Record sales on account for 2016.

(2) Record cash collections from accounts receivable for 2016.

(3) Write off the accounts that are not collectible.

(4) Record the estimated uncollectible accounts expense for 2016.

b. Compute the following amounts:

(1) Using the allowance method, the amount of uncollectible accounts expense for 2016.

(2) Net realizable value of receivables at the end of 2016.

c. Explain why the uncollectible accounts expense amount is different from the amount that was written off as uncollectible.