FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
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The allowance for uncollectible accounts currently has a credit balance of $200 the company's management estimates that 2.5% of net credit sales will be uncollectible net credit sales or 115, 000 what will be the balance of allowance for collectible accounts reported on the balance sheet once the adjustment is made assuming the percent of sales method is used
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