Metlock, Inc. uses the percentage-of-receivables basis to record bad debt expense and concludes that 3% of accounts receivable will become uncollectible. Accounts receivable are $361,400 at the end of the year, and the allowance for doubtful accounts has a credit balance of $3,039.
(a) | Prepare the adjusting journal entry to record bad debt expense for the year. | |
(b) | If the allowance for doubtful accounts had a debit balance of $979 instead of a credit balance of $3,039, prepare the adjusting journal entry for bad debt expense. |
(Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually.)
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(b)
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