Assume the 2017 annual report for Sears Holding Corporation contained the following information (in millions): A footnote

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Assume the 2017 annual report for Sears Holding Corporation contained the following information (in millions): 

2017 2016 Accounts Receivable $881 $781 Allowance for Doubtful Accounts 42 37 Accounts Receivable, Net $839 $744


A footnote to the financial statements disclosed that accounts receivable write-offs amounted to $13 million during 2017 and $3 million during 2016. Assume that Sears did not record any recoveries. 


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Determine the Bad Debt Expense for 2017 based on the above facts.

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Fundamentals Of Financial Accounting

ISBN: 9780073527109

3rd Edition

Authors: Fred Phillips, Robert Libby, Patricia A Libby

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