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

question 56

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

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