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Providing for Doubtful Accounts
At the end of the current year, the accounts receivable account has a debit balance of $1,006,000 and sales for the year total $11,410,000.
a. The allowance account before adjustment has a credit balance of $13,600. Bad debt expense is estimated at 14 of 1% of sales.
b. The allowance account before adjustment has a credit balance of $13,600. An aging of the accounts in the customer ledger indicates estimated doubtful accounts of $43,500.
c. The allowance account before adjustment has a debit balance of $6,500. Bad debt expense is estimated at 12 of 1% of sales.
d. The allowance account before adjustment has a debit balance of $6,500. An aging of the accounts in the customer ledger indicates estimated doubtful accounts of $54,000.
Determine the amount of the adjusting entry to provide for doubtful accounts under each of the assumptions (a through d) listed above.
a. $
b. $
C. $
d. $
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