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The Following Information Is from the 2017 Records of Armand

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The following information is from the 2017 records of Armand Music Shop:  Accounts receivable, December 31, 2017 $41,000 (debit)   Allowance for Bad Debts, December 31,2017  prior to adjustment 1,300 (debit)   Net credit sales for 2017 175,000 Accounts written off as uncollectible during 201715,000 Cash sales during 2017 30,000\begin{array}{|l|r|}\hline \text { Accounts receivable, December 31, 2017 } & \$ 41,000 \text { (debit) } \\\hline \begin{array}{l}\text { Allowance for Bad Debts, December 31,2017 } \\\text { prior to adjustment }\end{array} & 1,300 \text { (debit) } \\\hline \text { Net credit sales for 2017 } & 175,000 \\\hline \text { Accounts written off as uncollectible during } & \\\hline 2017 & 15,000 \\\hline \text { Cash sales during 2017 } & 30,000 \\\hline\end{array} Bad debts expense is estimated by the percent-of-sales method.Management estimates that 6% of net credit sales will be uncollectible.Calculate the amount of bad debts expense for 2017.


A) $10,500
B) $8,040
C) $12,300
D) $9,200

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