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Thompson Corporation's unadjusted trial balance includes the following balances (assume normal balances):• Accounts receivable $1,492,000• Allowance for doubtful accounts $ 28,400Bad debts are estimated to be 6% of outstanding receivables. What amount of bad debt expense will the company record?

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Answer:

$87.816

Step-by-step explanation:

First you have to calculate the Oustanding receivables, that you can calculre with the next formula:

Oustanding receivables= Accounts recivable- Allowance for doubtful accounts

Oustanding receivables= 1.492.000 - 28.400

Oustanding receivables= 1.463.600

Now that you have the result have to multiply by the 6% to calculate the bad debt.

Bad debt = 1.463.600* 6%= $87.816

its the bad debt of Thompson Corporation's

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