Providing for Doubtful Accounts At the end of the current year, the accounts receivable account has a balance of $969,000 and sales for the year total $10,990,000. Determine the amount of the adjusting entry to provide for doubtful accounts under each of the following independent assumptions: a. The allowance account before adjustment has a negative balance of $(13,100). Bad debt expense is estimated at 1/2 of 1% of sales. 68,050 X b. The allowance account before adjustment has a negative balance of $(13,100). An aging of the accounts in the customer ledger indicates estim 55,000 X c. The allowance account before adjustment has a positive balance of $7,500. Bad debt expense is estimated at 3/4 of 1% of sales. 74,925 X d. The allowance account before adjustment has a positive balance of $7,500. An aging of the accounts in the customer ledger indicates estimated 54,800 X Feedback Check My Work a-d. Under the percent of sales method, Bad Debt Expense is the focus of the estimation process. Multiply net sales by the estimated uncollec amount of the adjustment to Bad Debt Expense.