Calculate bad debt expense based on the following information: (a) Alpha Company estimates that 3% of net credit sales will become bad debt. Credit sales are $300,000, sales returns and provisions are $15,000, and the allowance for doubtful/uncollectible accounts has a credit balance of $1,000.

 (b) Alpha Company estimates that 2% of the accounts receivable will become uncollectible. Accounts receivable is $70,000 at the end of the year, and the allowance for doubtful/uncollectible accounts has a credit balance of $1,000.

Which are the:

Bad debt expense for question (a)

Bad debt expense for question (b)