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****I NEED HELP! I don't understand the calculations to these questions*** At the end of the current year, the accounts receivable account has a debit

****I NEED HELP! I don't understand the calculations to these questions***

At the end of the current year, the accounts receivable account has a debit balance of $673,000 and sales for the year total $7,630,000.

  1. The allowance account before adjustment has a debit balance of $9,100. Bad debt expense is estimated at 3/4 of 1% of sales.
  2. The allowance account before adjustment has a debit balance of $9,100. An aging of the accounts in the customer ledger indicates estimated doubtful accounts of $29,100.
  3. The allowance account before adjustment has a credit balance of $5,400. Bad debt expense is estimated at 1/2 of 1% of sales.
  4. The allowance account before adjustment has a credit balance of $5,400. An aging of the accounts in the customer ledger indicates estimated doubtful accounts of $44,800.

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

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