At the end of the current year, using the aging of receivable method, management estimated that $33,750 of the accounts receivable balance would be uncollectible. Prior to any year-end adjustments, the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts had a credit balance of $555. What adjusting entry should the company make at the end of the current year to record its estimated bad debts expense?

A. Bad Debts Expense 33,750

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts 33,750

B Bad Debts Expense 33,195

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts 33,195

Accounts Receivable 34,305

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts 34,305

C. Bad Debts Expense 34,305

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts 34,305

D. Accounts Receivable 33,750

Bad Debts Expense 555

Sales 34,305

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Lorelei Camacho

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5 March, 09:52

At the end of the current year, using the aging of receivable method, management estimated that $33,750 of the accounts receivable balance would be uncollectible. Prior to any year-end adjustments, the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts had a credit balance of $555. What adjusting entry should the company make at the end of the current year to record its estimated bad debts expense?

A. Bad Debts Expense 33,750

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts 33,750

B Bad Debts Expense 33,195

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts 33,195

Accounts Receivable 34,305

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts 34,305

C. Bad Debts Expense 34,305

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts 34,305

D. Accounts Receivable 33,750

Bad Debts Expense 555

Sales 34,305

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Adjusting entry the company should make at the end of the current year to record its estimated bad debts expense:

B Bad Debts Expense $33,195

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts $33,195

Explanation:

At the end of the current year, uncollectible was estimated of $33,750.

The company uses the aging of receivable method to estimate uncollectible.

Before year-end adjustments, the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts had a credit balance of $555.

Bad debts expense = $33,750 - $555 = $33,195

Adjusting entry the company made at the end of the current year to record its estimated bad debts expense:

Bad Debts Expense $33,195

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts $33,195