Flyer Company has provided the following information prior to any year-end bad debt adjustment: ...

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Flyer Company has provided the following information prior to any year-end bad debt adjustment:

  • Cash sales, $155,000
  • Credit sales, $455,000
  • Selling and administrative expenses, $115,000
  • Sales returns and allowances, $35,000
  • Gross profit, $495,000
  • Accounts receivable, $155,000
  • Sales discounts, $19,000
  • Allowance for doubtful accounts credit balance, $1,700

Flyer prepares an aging of accounts receivable and the result shows that 5% of accounts receivable is estimated to be uncollectible. How much is bad debt expense?

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