On December 31, the Accounts Receivable ending balance is $80,000. Assume that the unadjusted balance of Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts is a debit of $500 and that the company estimates 7% of the accounts receivable will not be collected. The amount of bad debt expense recorded on December 31 will be:

$6,100

Explanation:

Calculation to determine what The amount of bad debt expense recorded on December 31 will be:

Using this formula

Bad debt expense=(Estimated % of accounts receivable*Accounts Receivable ending +balance)+Unadjusted balance of Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts

Let plug in the formula

Bad debt expense=(7%*$80,000)+$500

Bad debt expense=$5,600+$500

Bad debt expense=$6,100

Therefore The amount of bad debt expense recorded on December 31 will be:$6,100

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