At the beginning of 2017, Flagstaff Corp. 's allowance for doubtful accounts is $10,000. During 2017, $7,000 was written off as uncollectible. At December 31, the company used an aging schedule of accounts receivable and determined that $8,000 of the accounts receivable would probably be uncollectible. Calculate bad debt expense to be reported on Flagsta's 2017 Income statement. Bad debt expenses