Delectable,Inc.'s unadjusted trial balance includes Accounts Receivable of $10,000,a credit balance in its Allowance for Doubtful Accounts of $50,and Sales Revenue of $100,000.Based on an aging of its receivables,management estimates that $1,000 of receivables will be uncollectible.Delectable's financial statements will show:

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The aging of accounts receivable method focuses on estimating the ending balance to be reported in the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts.To compute the amount of the adjustment,you must determine how much to increase (credit)the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts to reach the desired adjusted balance.
Ending balance in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts = Unadjusted credit (debit)balance in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts + Bad Debt Expense
Bad Debt Expense = Ending balance in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts − Unadjusted ending credit (debit)balance in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
= $1,000 − $50 = $950