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Providing for doubtful accounts

At the end of the current year, the accounts receivable account has a debit balance of $$1,935,000$ and sales for the year total $$26,710,000.$

The allowance account before adjustment has a debit balance of $$10,200.$ Bad debt expense is estimated at $1/2$ of $1\%$ of sales.

The allowance account before adjustment has a debit balance of $$10,200.$ An aging of the accounts in the customer ledger indicates estimated doubtful accounts of $$175,000.$

The allowance account before adjustment has a credit balance of $$25,760.$ Bad debt expense is estimated at $3/4$ of $1\%$ of sales.

The allowance account before adjustment has a credit balance of $$25,760.$ An aging of the accounts in the customer ledger indicates estimated doubtful accounts of $$170,420.$

Determine the amount of the adjusting entry to provide for doubtful accounts under each of the assumptions $($a through d$)$ listed above.

Assumption Amount

a$.$ $fill in the blank $1$

b$.$ $fill in the blank $2$

c$.$ $fill in the blank $3$

d$.$ $fill in the blank $4$