Merck & Company reported the following in its financial statements. $ millions Accounts receivable, net Allowance for doubtful accounts 2016 2017 2018 2019 $8,773 $8,591 $8,839 $8,473 244 199 149 108 Adjust the balance sheet and income statement to reflect a 1.97874% of Allowance for doubtful accounts to Gross accounts receivables for each year. Assume a tax rate of 20%. Round answers to one decimal. • Use a negative sign to indicate if the adjustment decreases an account balance. 2016 2017 2018 2019 Adjusted allowance for doubtful accts. $ 178.4 $ 173.9 $ 177.8 $ 169.8 Income Statement Adjustments Bad debts expense (65.6) (25.1) 28.8 61.8 Income tax expense at 20% (13.1) (5) 5.8 12.4 Net Income 52.5 20.1 (23.1) (49.4) Balance Sheet Adjustments Allowance for doubtful accounts (65.6) (90.6) (61.8) 0 Accounts receivable, net 65.6 90.6 61.8 0 Deferred tax liabilities 13.1 18.1 12.4 0 Retained Earnings 52.5 72.5 49.4 0

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