Question: At December 1 , 2 0 2 0 , Imalda Inc. reported the following information on its statement of financial position: Accounts receivable $ 1

At December 1,2020, Imalda Inc. reported the following information on its statement of financial position:
Accounts receivable $ 154,000
Allowance for doubtful accounts 4,500(credit balance)
The following transactions were completed during December 2020:
December 5 Sold merchandise items for $67,000. An amount of $19,000 was received in cash and the rest on account; terms 2/10, n/60. The total cost of sales was $35,000.
December 12 Collected cash for half of the credit sales made on December 5.
December 20 Collected $90,000 in cash from customers for credit sales made in November 2020.
December 26 One of Imaldas customers that owed $3,000 to the company experienced financial problems and was forced to close its business in December. The full amount was considered uncollectible.
Imalda uses the aging of accounts receivable method to determine bad debt expense. The aging schedule at December 31,2020, gives the following information about the accounts receivable estimated uncollectible:
Aging of accounts receivable
Current 130 days
past due 3160 days
past due Over 60 days
past due
Total $ 42,000 $ 31,500 $ 5,000 $ 6,500
Estimated % uncollectible 1%2%10%30%
Required:
1. Prepare the journal entries to record the transactions that occurred in December 2020.(If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No journal entry required" in the first account field.)

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