Use the Following Information for Questions The Balance in Their Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Before Year-End

question 12

Multiple Choice

Use the following information for questions: $$\begin{array} { l c c } \text { Days outstanding } & \text { Balance } & \text { Estimated percentage uncollectible } \\0 - 30 \text { days } & \$ 350,000 & 1 \% \\31 - 60 \text { days } & 275,000 & 2 \% \\61 - 90 \text { days } & 67,500 & 5 \% \\ \text { over } 90 \text { days } & 37,500 & 25 \%\end{array}$$ The balance in their allowance for doubtful accounts before year-end adjustments is a $2,000 credit.
-The bad debt expense for 2011 is:

• A)$21,750
• B)$23,750.
• C)$19,750.
• D)$35,000.

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Definitions:

Coefficient of Alienation

A statistical measure used to quantify the degree of relationship or non-relationship between two variables, often indicating the extent to which they are unrelated.

Unexplained Variance

The portion of the total variance in a dataset that is not accounted for by the statistical model.

Indirect Correlation

A relationship between two variables such that when one variable increases, the other variable tends to decrease, or vice versa, mediated by a third variable.