Amount of the bad debt adjusting entry


Problem: Bando Company has a $300,000 balance in Accounts Receivable and a $4,000 debit balance in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts. Credit sales for the period totaled $1,800,000. What is the amount of the bad debt adjusting entry if Bando uses a percentage of credit sales basis (at 2%) or a percentage of receivables basis (at 10%)?

% Credit Sales    % Receivables

a.  $36,000    $30,000
b.  $40,000    $26,000
c.  $36,000    $34,000
d.  $32,000    $26,000

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