A Company's Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Is $4,000 and $3,000

question 86

Multiple Choice

A company's allowance for doubtful accounts is $4,000 and $3,000 on 1/1/18 and 1/1/17, respectively. During 2017, bad debt expense was estimated to be 6% of net credit sales of $100,000. During 2017, the amount of accounts written off as uncollectible amounts to

• A)$6,000.
• B)$7,000.
• C)$5,000.
• D)$4,000.

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