At the beginning of 2019,Elliott,Inc.has the following account balances:

Bad Debts Expense $0
During the year,credit sales amounted to $820,000.Cash collected on credit sales amounted to $780,000,and $15,000 has been written off.At the end of the year,the company adjusted for bad debts expense using the percent-of-sales method and applied a rate,based on past history,of 2.5%.The ending balance in the Allowance for Bad Debts is ________.

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At the beginning of 2019,Elliott,Inc.has the following account balances:

Bad Debts Expense $0
During the year,credit sales amounted to $820,000.Cash collected on credit sales amounted to $780,000,and $15,000 has been written off.At the end of the year,the company adjusted for bad debts expense using the percent-of-sales method and applied a rate,based on past history,of 2.5%.The ending balance in the Allowance for Bad Debts is ________.

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D)Ending balance in the Allowance account = Beginning balance of Allowance for Bad Debts - Write offs + Bad Debt Expense for the year = $6,000 - $15,000 + $20,500 = $11,500

At the Beginning of 2019,Elliott,Inc