On January 1, the Accounts Receivable and the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts carried balances of $40,000 and $1,500 respectively. During the year, the company reported $80,000 of credit sales. There were $500 of receivables written off as uncollected during the year. Cash collections of receivables amounted to $78,200. The company estimates that it will be unable to collect 4% of the year-end accounts receivable balance The amount of bad debts expense recognized in the income statement will be: $1,450 $142 $652 $1,652