During its first year of operations, World Wide Travel earned revenue of $620,000 on account. Industry experience

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During its first year of operations, World Wide Travel earned revenue of $620,000 on account. Industry experience suggests that World Wide Travel's uncollectible accounts will amount to 3 per cent of revenues. On December 31, 2016, accounts receivable totaled $177,400. The company uses the allowance method to account for un-collectibles.

Journalize World Wide Travel's Bad Debt Expense using the percent-of-sales method. Show how World Wide should report Accounts Receivable on its balance sheet on December 31, 2016?

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