Music Corporation
the Data Below Are for Music Corporation for 2017

question 7

Multiple Choice

Music Corporation
The data below are for Music Corporation for 2017.
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$$\begin{array} { l r } \text { Accounts receivable-January 1,2017 } & \$ 236,000 \\\text { Credit sales during 2017 } & 820,000 \\\text { Collections from credit customers during 2017 } & 590,000 \\\text { Customer accounts written off as uncollectible during 2017 } & 8,000 \\\text { Allowance for doubtful accounts -January 1, 2017 } & 8,700 \\\text { Estimated uncollectible accounts based on an aging analysis } & 9,600\end{array}$$
-Refer to the data for Music Corporation. ?
If the aging approach is used to estimate bad debts,what is the balance in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts after the bad debts expense adjustment?

• A)$8,000
• B)$8,100
• C)$8,900
• D)$9,600

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