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question 80

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Under the aging of a company's accounts receivable, the uncollectible accounts are estimated to be $12,000.The unadjusted balance for the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts is $2,000 credit.
-What is the amount of bad debts expense for the year?

• A)$14,000
• B)$12,000
• C)$2,000
• D)$10,000

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Definitions:

Duopoly

A market structure characterized by two dominant firms controlling the majority of the market share.

Natural Monopoly

A market structure where a single supplier is most efficient due to high fixed or start-up costs, often in industries like utilities.

Economies of Scale

The financial benefits businesses receive from their operational scale, where the cost for each unit produced tends to decrease as the scale of production increases since fixed costs are allocated over a greater quantity of output.

Preemption

A strategy or action taken to prevent an opponent from taking an action by being the first to act or by securing a strategic advantage.