On January 1,Davidson Services Has the Following Balances

question 52

Multiple Choice

On January 1,Davidson Services has the following balances:
Accounts Receivable $21,000
Bad Debts Expense $0
Davidson has the following transactions during January: Credit sales of $150,000,collections of credit sales of $83,000,and write-offs of $20,000.Davidson uses the direct write-off method.The amount of Bad Debts Expense for January is ________.

• A)$21,000
• B)$36,145
• C)$11,067
• D)$20,000

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