Modern Designs Is a New Business

question 56

Multiple Choice

Modern Designs is a new business.During its first year of operations,credit sales were $43,000 and collections of credit sales were $34,000.One account,$625,was written off.Management uses the percent-of-sales method to account for bad debts expense and estimates 3% of credit sales to be uncollectible.Bad debts expense for the first year of operations is ________.

• A) $665
• B) $1290
• C) $625
• D) $2310

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