From its first day of operations to December 31, 2017, Campbell Corporation provided for uncollectible accounts receivable

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From its first day of operations to December 31, 2017, Campbell Corporation provided for uncollectible accounts receivable under the allowance method: entries for bad debt expense were made monthly based on 2.5% of credit sales, bad debts that were written off were charged to the allowance account, recoveries of bad debts previously written off were credited to the allowance account, and no year-end adjustments were made to the allowance account. Campbell's usual credit terms were net 30 days, and remain unchanged.
The balance in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts was $184,000 at January 1, 2017. During 2017, credit sales totalled $9.4 million, interim entries for bad debt expense were based on 2.5% of credit sales, $95,000 of bad debts were written off, and recoveries of accounts previously written off amounted to $15,000. Campbell upgraded its computer facility in November 2017, and an aging of accounts receivable was prepared for the first time as at December 31, 2017. A summary of the aging analysis follows:
From its first day of operations to December 31, 2017,

Based on a review of how collectible the accounts really are in the "Before January 1, 2017" aging category, additional receivables totalling $69,000 were written off as at December 31, 2017. The 60% uncollectible estimate therefore only applies to the remaining $81,000 in the category. Finally, beginning with the year ended December 31, 2017, Campbell adopted a new accounting method for estimating the allowance for doubtful accounts: it now uses the amount indicated by the year-end aging analysis of accounts receivable which provides its best estimate of "expected credit losses resulting from all possible default events."
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(a) Prepare a schedule that analyzes the changes in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts for the year ended December 31, 2017. Show supporting calculations by preparing a provision matrix in good form.
(b) Prepare the journal entry for the year-end adjustment to the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts balance as at December 31, 2017.

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