At the End of a Period, (Before Adjustment), Allowance for Doubtful

question 57

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At the end of a period, (before adjustment), Allowance for Doubtful Accounts has a credit balance of $250. The net credit sales for the period total $500,000. If the company estimates uncollectible accounts expense at 1% of net credit sales, the amount of bad debt expense to be recorded in an adjusting entry is $4,750.

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