At the beginning of the year, the Dallas Company had the following accounts on its books: Accounts Receivable $264,000 Debit Allowance for Doubtful Accounts $16,500 Credit During the year, credit sales were $2,346,000 and collections on account were $2,350,000. The following transactions, among others, occurred during the year: Feb.17 Wrote off R. St. John’s account, $7,500 May.28 Wrote off G. Herberger’s account, $4,800 Oct.13 Received $1,200 from G. Herberger, who is in bankruptcy proceedings, in final settlement of the account written off on May 28. This amount is not included in the $2,350,000 collections. Dec.15 Wrote off R. Clancy’s account, $5,000 Dec.31 In an adjusting entry, recorded the allowance for doubtful accounts at 0.8% of credit sales for the year. Required a. Prepare journal entries to record the credit sales, the collections on account, and the preceding transactions and adjustment. b. Show how Accounts Receivable and the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts would appear on the December 31 balance sheet.