Desert Company reports the following normal balances for the year 202X:

Balance in ADA at 1/1	$36,383
Balance in A/R at 1/1	$600,000
Balance in A/R at 12/31	$776,480

Desert estimates that 5% of accounts receivable will be uncollectible. During the year, it wrote off $21,715 of accounts and collected $6,437 on accounts previously written off. What is the amount of bad debt expense Desert will report on its 202X income statement?

*round your answer to the nearest $1