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Refer to the information in Exercise 9-5 to complete the following requirements. a....

Refer to the information in Exercise 9-5 to complete the following requirements.

a. Estimate the balance of the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts assuming the company uses 2% of total

accounts receivable to estimate uncollectibles, instead of the aging of receivables method.

b. Prepare the adjusting entry to record Bad Debts Expense using the estimate from part a. Assume the

unadjusted balance in the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts is a $300 debit.

c. Prepare the adjusting entry to record Bad Debts Expense using the estimate from part a. Assume the

unadjusted balance in the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts is a $200 credit.

Paloma Company estimates uncollectible accounts using the allowance method at December 31. It prepared

the following aging of receivables analysis.

a. Estimate the balance of the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts using the aging of accounts receivable

method.

b. Prepare the adjusting entry to record Bad Debts Expense using the estimate from part a. Assume the

unadjusted balance in the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts is a $300 debit.

c. Prepare the adjusting entry to record Bad Debts Expense using the estimate from part a. Assume the

unadjusted balance in the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts is a $200 credit.

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