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The Following Information Is from the 2016 Records of Armand

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The following information is from the 2016 records of Armand Camera Shop:  Accounts receivable, 31 December 2016$45,000 (debit)   Allowance for doubtful debts, 31 December 2016 prior to adjustment 1900 (debit)   Net credit sales for 2016178,000 Accounts written off as uncollectable during 2016 19,000 Cash sales during 201628,000\begin{array}{|l|l|}\hline \text { Accounts receivable, 31 December } 2016 &\$ 45,000 \text { (debit) } \\\hline\begin{array}{l}\text { Allowance for doubtful debts, 31 December } 2016\end{array} &\\\text { prior to adjustment } & 1900 \text { (debit) } \\\hline \text { Net credit sales for } 2016 & 178,000 \\\hline \text { Accounts written off as uncollectable during 2016 } & 19,000 \\\hline \text { Cash sales during } 2016 & 28,000\\\hline\end{array} Bad debts expense is estimated by the ageing of accounts receivable method.Management estimates that $8000 of accounts receivable will be uncollectable.Calculate the Allowance for doubtful debts after the adjustment for bad debt expense at 31 December 2016.


A) $5340
B) $8000
C) $6000
D) $11,800

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