Prepare journal entries to record each of the following sales transactions of a merchandising company. the company uses a perpetual inventory system and the gross method. apr. 1 sold merchandise for $3,000, with credit terms n/30; invoice dated april 1. the cost of the merchandise is $1,800. apr. 4 the customer in the april 1 sale returned $300 of merchandise for full credit. the merchandise, which had cost $180, is returned to inventory. apr. 8 sold merchandise for $1,000, with credit terms of 1/10, n/30; invoice dated april 8. cost of the merchandise is $700. apr. 11 received payment for the amount due from the april 1 sale less the return on april 4.

Johnson company uses the allowance method to account for uncollectible accounts receivable. bad debt expense is established as a percentage of credit sales. for 2018, net credit sales totaled $6,400,000, and the estimated bad debt percentage is 1.40%. the allowance for uncollectible accounts had a credit balance of $61,000 at the beginning of 2018 and $49,500, after adjusting entries, at the end of 2018.required: 1. what is bad debt expense for 2018 as a percent of net credit sales? 2. assume johnson makes no other adjustment of bad debt expense during 2018. determine the amount of accounts receivable written off during 2018.3. if the company uses the direct write-off method, what would bad debt expense be for 2018?