Year-end adjustment to record bad debt expenditure


Wellington Corp. has outstanding accounts receivable totaling $3 million as of December 31 and sales on credit during the year of $15 million. There is also a debit balance of $12,000 in the allowance for doubtful accounts. If the company estimates that 8% of its outstanding receivables will be uncollectible, what will be the balance in the allowance for doubtful accounts after the year-end adjustment to record bad debt expense?

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Accounting Basics: Year-end adjustment to record bad debt expenditure
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