On 1 January,Davidson Services Has the Following Balances

question 42

Multiple Choice

On 1 January,Davidson Services has the following balances:
Accounts receivable

Bad debts expense

Davidson has the following transactions during January: Credit sales of $100,000,collections of credit sales of $85,000,and write-offs of $20,000.Davidson uses the direct write-off method.At the end of January,the balance in Bad debts expense is:

• A) $23,529
• B) $23,000
• C) $20,000
• D) $17,000

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