During the first year of operation, Year 1, Direct Service Co. recognized $290,000 of service revenue on account. At the end of Year 1, the accounts receivable balance was $46,000. For this first year in business, the owner believes uncollectible accounts expense will be about 1 percent of sales on account.

Required
a. What amount of cash did Direct Service collect from accounts receivable during Year 1?
b. Assuming Direct Service uses the allowance method to account for uncollectible accounts, what amount should Direct Service record as uncollectible accounts expense for Year 1?
c. Show the effects of the following three transactions on the financial statements by recording the appropriate amounts in a horizontal statements model like the one shown next. In the Statement of Cash Flows column, indicate whether the item is an operating activity (OA), investing activity (IA), or financing activity (FA). Use NA for not affected.
(1) Record service revenue on account.
(2) Record collections from accounts receivable.
(3) Record the entry to recognize uncollectible accounts expense.

d. What is the net realizable value of receivables at the end of Year 1?

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Balance Sheet Income Statement Statement of Cash Assets Llab. + Equity Flows Cash Net Realizable Value of Recelvables Exp. = Net Inc. Rev.