Casilda Company uses the aging approach to estimate bad debt expense. The ending balance of each account receivable is aged on

the basis of three time periods as follows: $(1)$ not yet due, $$50,200$; $(2)$ up to $180$ days past due, $$14,800$; and $(3)$ more than $180$ days

past due, $$4,000.$ Experience has shown that for each age group, the average loss rate on the amount of the receivables at year$-$end

due to uncollectibility is $(1)3$ percent, $(2)11$ percent, and $(3)31$ percent, respectively. At December $31,$ the end of the current year, the

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts balance is $$400($credit$)$ before the end$-$of$-$period adjusting entry is made.

Required:

Prepare the appropriate bad debt expense adjusting entry for the current year.

Show how the various accounts related to accounts receivable should be shown on the December $31,$ current year, balance

sheet.

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Required $1$

Prepare the appropriate bad debt expense adjusting entry for the current year. $($If no entry is required for a transaction$/$event$,$ select $"$No

journal entry required" in the first account field.$)$

Journal entry worksheet

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Record the adjusting journal entry for bad debt expense.

Note: Enter debits before credits.