Exercise $5-13($Static$)$ Compare the allowance method and the direct write$-$off method $($LO$5-6)$At the beginning of $2024,$ Best Heating & Air $($BHA$)$ has a balance of $$26,000$ in accounts receivable. Because BHA is a privately owned company, the company has used only the direct write$-$off method to account for uncollectible accounts. However, at the end of $2024,$ BHA wishes to obtain a loan at the local bank, which requires the preparation of proper financial statements. This means that BHA now will need to use the allowance method. The following transactions occur during $2024$ and $2025\mathrm{.}1.$ During $2024,$ install air conditioning systems on account, $$190,000\mathrm{.}2.$ During $2024,$ collect $$185,000$ from customers on account$\mathrm{.}3.$ At the end of $2024,$ estimate that uncollectible accounts total $15\%$ of ending accounts receivable$\mathrm{.}4.$ In $2025,$ customers' accounts totaling $$3,000$ are written off as uncollectible.Required:$1.$ Record each transaction using the allowance method$\mathrm{.}2.$ Record each transaction using the direct write$-$off method$\mathrm{.}3.$ Calculate bad debt expense for $2024$ and $2025$ under the allowance method and under the direct write$-$off method, prior to any adjusting entries in $2025.$

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Calculate bad debt expense for $2024$ and $2025$ under the allowance method and under the direct write$-$off method, prior to any adjusting entries in $2025.($Leave no cells blank.$)$

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