Using the balance sheet of Google provided in the next page, answer the following questions:

1.As of December 31^st, 2005, how much does Google expect to collect from its customers in the future because of sales that were made prior to January 1^st, 2006?

2.Assume that Google had written off $2,500 (thousand) of its accounts receivable as permanently uncollectible during the year ended December 31^st, 2005.How much bad debt expense did Google record during 2005?