5) The Allowance for Bad Debts has a credit balance of $8,000 before the adjusting entry for bad debts expense ncollectible accounts will be $17,000. What will be the After analyzing the accounts in the accounts receivable subsidiary ledger using the aging-of- receivables method, the compan's management estimates that u amount of Bad Debts Expense reported on the income statement? A) $9,000 B) $17,000 C) $25,000 D) $8,000