The manda panda company uses the allowance method to account for bad debts. at the beginning of 2016, the allowance account had a credit balance of $75,000. credit sales for 2016 totaled $2,400,000 and the year-end accounts receivable balance was $490,000. during this year, $73,000 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? no yes