What Bad Debt Expense Would Dinty Report in Its First-Year

question 54

Multiple Choice

What bad debt expense would Dinty report in its first-year income statement?

• A)$ 50,000.
• B)$ 82,000.
• C)$114,000.
• D)Can't be determined from the given information

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