Weldon Corporation’s fiscal year ends December 31. The following is a list of transactions involving receivables that occurred during 2021: Mar. 17 Accounts receivable of $2,000 were written off as uncollectible. The company uses the allowance method. 30 Loaned an officer of the company $24,000 and received a note requiring principal and interest at 8% to be paid on March 30, 2022. May 30 Discounted the $24,000 note at a local bank. The bank’s discount rate is 9%. The note was discounted without recourse and the sale criteria are met. June 30 Sold merchandise to the Blankenship Company for $15,000. Terms of the sale are 4/10, n/30. Weldon uses the gross method to account for cash discounts. July 8 The Blankenship Company paid its account in full. Aug. 31 Sold stock in a nonpublic company with a book value of $5,300 and accepted a $6,400 noninterest-bearing note with a discount rate of 9%. The $6,400 payment is due on February 28, 2022. The stock has no ready market value. Dec. 31 Weldon estimates that the allowance for uncollectible accounts should have a balance in it at year-end equal to 3% of the gross accounts receivable balance of $720,000. The allowance had a balance of $15,000 at the start of 2021.