Reformulating Allowance for Doubtful Accounts and Bad Debt Expense Merck & Company reported the following from its 2016 financial statements. $ millions Accounts receivable, net Allowance for doubtful accounts 2013 2014 2015 2016 $7,184 $6,626 $6,484 $7,018 146 153 165 195 a. Compute accounts receivable gross for each year. $ millions 2013 2014 2015 2016 Accounts receivable, gross S 0x50x50x50x b. Determine the percentage of allowance to gross account receivables for each year. Round answers to two decimal places (ex: 0.02345 = 2.3596). 2013 2014 2015 2016 96 allowance 0% 0% 0% 0% c. Assume that we want to reformulate the balance sheet and income statement to reflect a constant percentage of allowance to gross accounts receivables for each year. Compute the four-year average and then reformulate the balance sheet and income statements for each of the four years. Follow the process shown in Analyst Adjustments 5.2 and assume a tax rate of 35%. Four-year average of percentage of allowance to gross accounts receivables. Round answer to two decimal places (ex: 0.02345 = 2.359) 0 x 96 Reformulate the balance sheet and income statements. Use rounded answer above for computations, then round answers to one decimal place. Use negative signs with answers to indicate the adjustment decreases an account. 2013 0 2014 2015 0x50x5 2016 ox x 5 0x ox ox x o* x