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Providing for Doubtful Accounts At the end of the current year, the accounts receivable account has a debit balance of $992,000 and sales for the year total $11,240,000

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Providing for Doubtful Accounts At the end of the current year, the accounts receivable account has a debit balance of $992,000 and sales for the year total $11,240,000. a. The allowance account before adjustment has a debit balance of $13,400. Bad debt expense is estimated at 1/2 of 1% of sales. b. The allowance account before adjustment has a debit balance of $13,400. An aging of the accounts in the customer ledger indicates estimated doubtful accounts of $42,900. c. The allowance account before adjustment has a credit balance of $6,500. Bad debt expense is estimated at 1/4 of 1% of sales. d. The allowance account before adjustment has a credit balance of $6,500. An aging of the accounts in the customer ledger indicates estimated doubtful accounts of $54,000. Determine the amount of the adjusting entry to provide for doubtful accounts under each of the assumptions (a through d) listed above. a. $ b. $ c. $ d. $