The Allowance for Bad Debts Account Has a Debit Balance

question 161

Multiple Choice

The Allowance for Bad Debts account has a debit balance of $9,000 before the adjusting entry for bad debts expense.After analyzing the accounts in the accounts receivable subsidiary ledger using the aging-of-receivables method,the company's management estimates that uncollectible accounts will be $13,000.What amount of bad debts expense will be reported on the income statement?

• A)$5,000
• B)$22,000
• C)$4,000
• D)$13,000

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Definitions:

Collecting Duct

Part of the renal tubule system in the kidney that is responsible for the concentration and transport of urine.

Filtrate

The fluid that has passed through a filter, removing certain particles and solutes, commonly used in the context of biological processes like kidney filtration.

Reabsorption

The process by which substances are taken back into the bloodstream from the filtrate produced by the kidneys or other filtering mechanisms.

Podocytes

Specialized cells in the kidney that wrap around capillaries of the glomerulus, playing a key role in the filtration of blood to form urine.