The assets and liabilities of Global Travel Agency on December 31, 20Y5, and its revenue and expenses for the year are as follows: Accounts payable $108,000 Miscellaneous expense $19,500 Accounts receivable 539,000 Rent expense 56,000 Cash 200,000 Supplies 6,000 Common stock 575,000 Supplies expense 12,700 Fees earned 940,000 Utilities expense 34,800 Land 1,500,000 Wages expense 415,000 Common stock was $525,000 and retained earnings was $1,250,000 as of January 1, 20Y5. During the year, additional common stock of $50,000 was issued for cash, and dividends of $90,000 were paid.

The manda panda company uses the allowance method to account for bad debts. at the beginning of 2018, the allowance account had a credit balance of $92,400. credit sales for 2018 totaled $3,190,000 and the year-end accounts receivable balance was $507,500. during this year, $88,500 in receivables were determined to be uncollectible. manda panda anticipates that 3% of all credit sales will ultimately become uncollectible. the fiscal year ends on december 31. required: 1. does this situation describe a loss contingency? 2. what is the bad debt expense that manda panda should report in its 2018 income statement? 3. prepare the appropriate journal entry to record the contingency. 4. complete the table below to calculate the net realizable value manda panda should report in its 2018 balance sheet?