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Saturn Company’s Accounts Receivable account has a balance of $2,400,000 at the end of the year,...

Saturn Company’s Accounts Receivable account has a balance of $2,400,000 at the end of the year, and the company estimates the Net Realizable Value of Accounts Receivable to be $2,304,000. The Allowance for Doubtful Accounts has a credit balance of $54,000 at the beginning of the current year, and during the year, Saturn wrote off $45,000 of accounts receivable.

The year-end adjusting entry would require a:
Select one:
A. A credit to Allowance for Doubtful Accounts for $105,000
B. A debit to Bad Debts Expense for $42,000
C. A debit to Bad Debts Expense for $87,000
D. A credit to Allowance for Doubtful Accounts for $96,000

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Correct Option C. A debit to Bad Debts Expense for $87,000
Beginning Credit balance allowance for doubtful accounts           54,000
Less: Accounts receivable written off         (45,000)
Current balance in allowance for doubtful accounts              9,000
Balance Required           96,000 (2400000-2304000)
BAD DEBT EXPENSE TO BE DEBITED           87,000
Journal entry would be
Accounts Title and Explanation Debit Credit
Bad debt Expense           87,000
    Allowance for doubtful accounts      87,000
(To record bad debt expense)

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