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Transcribed Image Text:What will happen if the amount of bad debt expense is understated at year-end?
a. Allowance for Doubtful Accounts will be overstated.
O b. Net accounts receivable will be overstated.
O c. Net income will be understated.
O d. Stockholders' equity will be understated.
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