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EX 8-6 Providing for doubtful accounts OBJ. 4 At the end of the current year,...

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EX 8-6 Providing for doubtful accounts OBJ. 4 At the end of the current year, the accounts receivable account has a debit balance of $1,400,000 and sales for the year total $15,350,000. Determine the amount of the adjusting entry to provide for doubtful accounts under each of the following assumptions: a. The allowance account before adjustment has a debit balance of $23,000. Bad debt expense is estimated at % of 1% of sales. b. The allowance account before adjustment has a debit balance of $23,000. An aging of the accounts in the customer ledger indicates estimated doubtful accounts of $125,000. c. The allowance account before adjustment has a credit balance of $14,500. Bad debt expense is estimated at % of 1% of sales. d. The allowance account before adjustment has a credit balance of $14,500. An aging of the accounts in the customer ledger indicates estimated doubtful accounts of $180,000

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