Use this information to answer the following question. The general ledger account for Accounts Receivable shows a debit balance of $50,000. Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts has a credit balance of $1,000. Net sales for the year were $500,000. In the past, 2 percent of sales have proved uncollectible, and an aging of accounts receivable accounts results in an estimate of $13,500 of uncollectible accounts.
Using the accounts receivable aging method, the Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts balance (after adjustment) would be

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The accounts receivable aging method estimates the amount of uncollectible accounts by examining the age of the accounts receivable balance and applying historical collection rates to each age bracket. Based on the information provided, the estimate for uncollectible accounts is $13,500. To adjust the Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts, we need to increase it by the estimated uncollectible amount, which would result in a new balance of $14,500 ($1,000 + $13,500). Therefore, the correct answer is choice A.

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