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During the current year, Robby’s Camera Shop had sales revenue of $157,000, of which $74,000 was on credit. At the start of the current year,
Data during the current year follow:
a. On December 31, an Account Receivable (J. Doe) of $1,800 from a prior year was determined to be uncollectible; therefore, it was written off immediately as a
b. On December 31, on the basis of experience, a decision was made to continue the accounting policy of basing estimated bad debt losses on 1.5 percent of credit sales for the year.
Required:
1. Prepare the required
2. Show how the amounts related to Accounts receivable and Bad debt expense would be reported on the income statement and
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