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

question 20

True/False

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

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