On August $31,2025,$ Melrose Floral Supply had a $ $160$ comma $000$ debit balance in Accounts Receivable and a $ $6$ comma $400$ credit balance in Allowance for Bad Debts. During September$,$ Melrose Floral Supply $$made:

times Sales on$$ account, $ $570$ comma $000.$ Ignore Cost of Goods Sold.

times Collections on$$ account, $ $604$ comma $000.$

times $$Write$-$offs of uncollectible$$ receivables, $ $4$ comma $500.$

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Part $1$

Requirement $1.$ Journalize all September entries using the allowance method. Bad Debts Expense was estimated at $1\%$ of credit sales. Show all September activity in Accounts$$ Receivable, Allowance for Bad$$ Debts, and Bad Debts Expense$($post to these$$ T$-$accounts$).$

Begin by journalizing all September entries using the allowance method. $($Record debits$$ first, then credits. Select the explanation on the last line of the journal entry$$ table.$)$

Sales on$$ account, $ $570$ comma $000.$ Ignore Cost of Goods Sold.

Date

Accounts and Explanation

Debit

Credit

Sep. $30$

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Part $2$

Collections on$$ account, $ $604$ comma $000.$

Date

Accounts and Explanation

Debit

Credit

Sep. $30$

Part $3$

$$Write$-$offs of uncollectible$$ receivables, $ $4$ comma $500.$

Date

Accounts and Explanation

Debit

Credit

Sep. $30$

Part $4$

Journalize the Bad Debts Expense for September using the allowance method. Bad Debts Expense was estimated at $1\%$ of credit sales.

Date

Accounts and Explanation

Debit

Credit

Sep. $30$

Part $5$

Post all September entries in the appropriate$$ T$-$accounts and calculate the ending balance in each account. $($Enter the beginning balance if applicable. Then post the transactions and calculate the account balance at September $30,2025.)$

Accounts Receivable

Allowance for Bad Debts

Bad Debt Expense

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