At the beginning of the year, accounts receivable were $39,000 and the allowance for bad debts was $2,400. During the year, sales (all on account) were $120,000, cash collections were $114,000, bad debts expense totaled $1,700, and $2,000 of accounts receivable were written off as bad debts. Required:

Calculate the balances at the end of the year for the Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Bad Debts accounts. (Hint: Use T-accounts to analyze each of these accounts, plug in the amounts that you know, and solve for the ending balances.)