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Selia Sewage Systems Has Sales of $900,000,of Which 25% Are  Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts 10,125 Accounts Receivable 10,125\begin{array}{lcc}\text { Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts } & 10,125 & \\\quad \text { Accounts Receivable } & &10,125 \\\end{array}

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Selia Sewage Systems has sales of $900,000,of which 25% are cash sales and the remainder is on credit.As of year-end,but before the bad debts adjustment,the Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts has a credit balance of $300,and Accounts Receivable has a debit balance of $60,000.If bad debts are estimated to be 1.5% of credit sales,what journal entry will Selia Sewage Systems need to prepare in order to estimate bad debts?


A)  Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts 10,125 Accounts Receivable 10,125\begin{array}{lcc}\text { Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts } & 10,125 & \\\quad \text { Accounts Receivable } & &10,125 \\\end{array}

B)  Bad Debts Expense 9,525 Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts 9,525\begin{array}{lccc}\text { Bad Debts Expense } & 9,525 & \\\quad \text { Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts } & & 9,525 \\\end{array}

C)  Bad Debts Expense 10,425 Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts 10,425\begin{array}{lccc}\text { Bad Debts Expense } & 10,425 & \\\quad \text { Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts } & & 10,425 \\\end{array}

D)  Bad Debts Expense 10,125 Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts 10,125\begin{array}{lccc}\text { Bad Debts Expense } & 10,125 & \\\quad \text { Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts } & & 10,125 \\\end{array}

E)  Bad Debts Expense 13,500 Accounts Receivable 13,500\begin{array}{lccc}\text { Bad Debts Expense } & 13,500 & \\\quad \text { Accounts Receivable } & & 13,500\end{array}

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