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    Mar 12, 2007, 09:38 PM
    Bad Debt Expense
    I need help with the following question I don't know what to do...

    Delgado Corporation had a 1/1/07 balance in the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts of $20,000. During 2007, it wrote off $14,400 of accounts and collected $4,200 on accounts previously written off. The balance in Accounts Receivable was $400,000 at 1/1 and $480,000 at 12/31. At 12/31/07, Delgado estimates that 5% of accounts receivable will prove to be uncollectible. What is Bad Debt Expense for 2007?

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