The Allowance for Bad Debts account has a debit balance of $7,000 before the adjusting entry for bad debts expense. After analyzing the accounts in the accounts receivable subsidiary ledger using the aging -of - receivables method, the company's management estimates that uncollectible accounts will be $11,000. What amount of bad debts expense will be reported on the income statement? O A. $11,000 B. $6,000 C. $18,000 OD. $4,000