The following information is from the records of Mountainview Camera Shop:

Accounts receivable, December 31, 2018

$ 83 comma 000

(debit)
Net credit sales for 2018	164 comma 000

Accounts written off as uncollectible during 2018	15 comma 000
Cash sales during 2018	42 comma 000

The company uses the direct

writeminus

off

method for bad debts. What is the amount of bad debts expense?

A.

$ 66 comma 000

B.

$ 42 comma 000

C.

$ 83 comma 000

D.

$ 15 comma 000