Providing for doubtful accounts
At the end of the current year, the accounts receivable account has a debit balance of $ and sales for the year total $ Determine the amount of the adjusting entry to provide for doubtful accounts under each of the following assumptions:
a The allowance account before adjustment has a debit balance of $ Bad debt expense is estimated at of of sales.
b The allowance account before adjustment has a debit balance of $ An aging of the accounts in the customer ledger indicates estimated doubtful accounts of $
c The allowance account before adjustment has a credit balance of $ Bad debt expense is estimated at of of sales.
d The allowance account before adjustment has a credit balance of $ An aging of the accounts in the customer ledger indicates estimated doubtful accounts of $
This information has been collected in the Microsoft Excel Online file. Open the spreadsheet, perform the required analysis, and input your answers in the questions below.
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Round your answers to the nearest dollar.
a $
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