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At the End of Its First Year of Operations, December

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At the end of its first year of operations, December 31, 2019, Felicity Ltd.'s accounts show the following amounts:
 Accounts receivable $1,845,000 Allowance for doubtful accounts, before any adjusting or dosing  entries 11,000Cr  Bad debt expense for 2019 prior to any adjusting or closing entries 48,000Dr  Customer accounts written off as uncollectable during 2019 37,000\begin{array}{|l|lrr|} \hline\text { Accounts receivable } &\$1,845,000 \\\hline \text { Allowance for doubtful accounts, before any adjusting or dosing } &\\ \text { entries } &11,000 \text {Cr }\\\hline \text { Bad debt expense for 2019 prior to any adjusting or closing } &\\ \text {entries } &48,000 \text {Dr }\\\hline \text { Customer accounts written off as uncollectable during 2019 } &37,000\\\hline \end{array}
The company estimates that the following amounts of accounts receivable will not be collectible:
 Days outstanding 030317576120120+ Total  Amount 510,000444,000403,000128,0001,485,000% not collectible 5%9%15%28%\begin{array} { | l | c | c | c | c | c | } \hline \text { Days outstanding } & \mathbf { 0 } - \mathbf { 3 0 } & \mathbf { 3 1 } - \mathbf { 7 5 } & \mathbf { 7 6 } - \mathbf { 1 2 0 } & \mathbf { 1 2 0 } + & \text { Total } \\\hline \text { Amount } & 510,000 & 444,000 & 403,000 & 128,000 & 1,485,000 \\\hline \% \text { not collectible } & 5 \% & 9 \% & 15 \% & 28 \% & \ldots \\\hline\end{array} What should be the amount of bad debt expense for the year ended December 31, 2019?

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