Our company uses the percentage of sales method to estimate bad debt expense for the year. Our allowance for bad debts account has a credit balance of $1,000 prior to the adjusting entry for bad debt expense. We have estimated that 2% of net credit sales will be uncollectible for the current year. Net credit sales for the year totaled $200,000. What amount will be debited to bad debt expense when we record the adjusting entry?

a. $3,000

b. $4,000

c. $5,000

d. $6,000

Our company uses the percentage of receivables method to estimate bad debt expense for the year. We had the following account balances on our unadjusted trial balance at the end of the year (December 31): accounts receivable, debit balance of $150,000; allowance for bad debts, credit balance of $1,000. We estimate that 3.5% of accounts receivable at the end of the year are uncollectible. What amount will be debited to bad debt expense when we record the adjusting entry?

Group of answer choices

a. $4,000

b. $4,250

c. $5,250

d. $6,250