Gideon Company Uses the Allowance Method of Accounting for Uncollectible

Gideon Company uses the allowance method of accounting for uncollectible accounts.On May 3,the Gideon Company wrote off the $2,000 uncollectible account of its customer,A.Hopkins.The entry or entries Gideon makes to record the write off of the account on May 3 is:

A) $$\begin{array} { | l | r | r | } \hline \text { Accounts Receivable-A Hopkins } & 2,000 & \\\hline \text { Allowance for Doubtfil Accounts } & & 2,000 \\\hline\end{array}$$
B) $$\begin{array} { | l | r | r | } \hline \text { Allowarice for Doubtful Accounts } & 2,000 & \\\hline \text { Bad debts expense } & & 2,000 \\\hline\end{array}$$
C) $$\begin{array} { | l | r | r | } \hline \text { Accounts Receivable-A Hopkins } & 2,000 & \\\hline \text { Bad debts expense } & & 2,000 \\\hline \text { Cash } & 2,000 & \\\hline \text { Accounts Receivable-A Hopkins } & & 2,000 \\\hline\end{array}$$
D) $$\begin{array} { | l | r | r | } \hline \text { Allowarice for Doubtful Accounts } & 2,000 & \\\hline \text { Accounts Receivable-A Hopkins } & & 2,000 \\\hline\end{array}$$
E) $$\begin{array} { | l | r | r | } \hline \text { Cash } & 2,000 & \\\hline \text { Accounts Receivable-A Hopkins } & & 2,000 \\\hline\end{array}$$