At the Beginning of 2019,Patriots Company Has the Following Account

Multiple Choice

At the beginning of 2019,Patriots Company has the following account balances: Accounts Receivable $40,000 (Debit)
Allowance for Bad Debts $7000 (Credit)
Bad Debts Expense $0
During the year,credit sales amounted to $810,000.Cash collected on credit sales amounted to $790,000,and $17,000 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 amount of bad debts expense for 2019 is ________.

A) $20,250
B) $41,000
C) $17,000
D) $10,250