For the year ended December 31, 2017, Tunisia Corp.estimated its allowance for doubtful accounts using the year-end aging of accounts receivable.Additional information for calendar 2017 follows: For the year ended December 31, 2017, Tunisia's bad debt expense should be

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For the year ended December 31, 2017, Tunisia Corp.estimated its allowance for doubtful accounts using the year-end aging of accounts receivable.Additional information for calendar 2017 follows:  For the year ended December 31, 2017, Tunisia's bad debt expense should be

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The allowance for doubtful accounts is estimated using the aging of accounts receivable. According to the table, the total accounts receivable balance at year-end is $2,805,000. Based on the aging, Tunisia Corp. estimated that $89,000 of accounts receivable are expected to be uncollectible. Therefore, the bad debt expense for 2017 would be $89,000.

For the Year Ended December 31, 2017, Tunisia Corp