FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
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Providing for Doubtful Accounts
At the end of the current year, the
- The allowance account before adjustment has a debit balance of $15,800.
Bad debt expense is estimated at 1/4 of 1% of sales. - The allowance account before adjustment has a debit balance of $15,800. An aging of the accounts in the customer ledger indicates estimated doubtful accounts of $50,600.
- The allowance account before adjustment has a credit balance of $6,000. Bad debt expense is estimated at 3/4 of 1% of sales.
- The allowance account before adjustment has a credit balance of $6,000. An aging of the accounts in the customer ledger indicates estimated doubtful accounts of $49,800.
Determine the amount of the
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