P8.3A (LO 1, 2, 4) AP At the beginning of the current period, Huang Co. had a balance of $100,000 in Accounts Receivable and a $7,000 credit balance in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts. In the period, it had net credit sales of $400,000 and collections of $361,500. It wrote off accounts receivable of $10,500 as uncollectible. After a $1,750 account was written off as uncollectible, it was subsequently collected. This is in addition to the other cash collections. Based on an aging schedule, uncollectible accounts are estimated to be $8,000 at the end of the period. Instructions a. Record sales and collections in the period. Ignore any inventory and cost of goods sold for the pur- poses of this question. b. Record the write off of uncollectible accounts in the period. c. Record the collection of the account previously written off as uncollectible. d. Record the bad debt expense adjusting entry for the period. e. Show the balance sheet presentation of the receivables at the end of the period. f. What is the amount of bad debt expense on the income statement for the period? Taking It Further Why is bad debt expense not increased when an account receivable is written off because it is determined to be uncollectible