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Management estimates that 1% of the $100,000 of credit sales will be uncollectible. The Allowance for Doubtful Accounts has a $100 unadjusted debit balance. The adjusting entry to record estimated bad debts includes a ______. (Select all that apply.) Multiple select question. credit to Allowance for Doubtful Accounts of $1,100 debit to Bad Debt Expense of $900 Bad Debt Expense will show a negative (or credit) balance of $1,100 credit to Allowance for Doubtful Accounts of $1,000 credit to Allowance for Doubtful Accounts of $900 debit to Bad Debt Expense of $1,000

Answer :

The Adjustment entry to record the estimated bad debts include debit to Bad Debt Expense of $900 and credit to Allowance for Doubtful Accounts of $900. Thus 2nd and 5th options are correct.

What is Bad debt?

Bad Debt refers to the amount of loan which cannot be recovered. It is an outstanding balance which is irrecoverable. Thus in simply words it means the amount which will not be paid by the customer.

According to the given question, The credit balance is $100  in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts.

The credit sales method a specific percentage of credit sales represent bad debts of the previous period. Thus the difference amount comes under Allowance for Doubtful Accounts.

Journal Entry for the estimated bad debts is as follows:

DR. BAD DEBT EXPENSE                                           $900

To CR. ALLOWANCE FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS                     $900

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