An aging of a company's accounts receivable indicates that $8,000 is estimated to be uncollectible. If Allowance for Doubtful Accounts has a $3,000 balance, the adjustment to record bad debts for the period will require a(n)

Question 16 options:

	increase to Allowance for Doubtful Accounts for $8,000.
	decrease to Allowance for Doubtful Accounts for $5,000.
	increase to Bad Debt Expense for $5,000.
	increase to Bad Debt Expense for $8,000.