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

question 49

True/False

At the end of a period (before adjustment), Allowance for Doubtful Accounts has a debit balance of $500. Credit sales for the period total $800,000. If bad debt expense is estimated at 1% of credit sales, the amount of bad debt expense to be recorded in the adjusting entry is $8,500.

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