The following is a portion of the current assets section of the balance sheets of Avanti's, Inc., at December 31, 2017 and 2016: 2/31/17 12/31/16 Accounts receivable, less allowance for bad debts of $9,861 and $18,212, respectivehy $178,334 $231,850 Required a. If $11,019 of accounts receivable were written off during 2017, what was the amount of bad debts expense recognized for the year? (Hint: Use a T-account model of the Allowance account, plug in the three amounts that you know, and solve for the unknown.)