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Do not use chart below (it wont delete) AgeGroup Amount % 06 days $52,000 .5 6190 days 18,000 1.0 91120 days 2,200 10.0 Over 120

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06 days $52,000 .5
6190 days 18,000 1.0
91120 days 2,200 10.0
Over 120 days 1,000 50.0

The following information is taken from the 2013 annual report to shareholders of Hewlett-Packard (HP) Co.
For Fiscal 2013 For Fiscal 2012
Provision for doubtful accounts $ 33 million $ 110 million
At Fiscal Year-end 2013 At Fiscal Year-end 2012
Accounts receivable, net 15,926 million 16,457 million
Accounts receivable, gross 16,308 million 16,971

million

a)What is the balance in HP's allowance for doubtful accounts at the end of the fiscal years 2013 and 2012, respectively?

b)If HP is using the balance sheet approach to determining bad debt expense, what percentage of year-end receivables did it use in 2013 and 2012, respectively?

c)Record the adjusting entry for provision for doubtful accounts in allowance account. and Record the entry to write-off the uncollectible account.

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