At December 31, 2022, the trial balance of Whispering Winds Company contained the following amounts before adjustment. Accounts Receivable Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Sales Revenue (a) (b) (c) (d) Debit $183,000 Credit $1,400 953,200 Prepare the adjusting entry at December 31, 2022, to record bad debt expense, assuming that the aging schedule indicates that $10,600 of accounts receivable will be uncollectible. Repeat part (a), assuming that instead of a credit balance there is a $1,400 debit balance in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts. During the next month, January 2023, a $2,500 account receivable is written off as uncollectible. Prepare the journal entry to record the write-off. Repeat part (c), assuming that Whispering Winds Company uses the direct write-off method instead of the allowance method in accounting for uncollectible accounts receivable.

At December 31, 2022, the trial balance of Whispering Winds Company contained the following amounts before adjustment. Accounts Receivable Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Sales Revenue (a) (b) (c) (d) Debit $183,000 Credit $1,400 953,200 Prepare the adjusting entry at December 31, 2022, to record bad debt expense, assuming that the aging schedule indicates that $10,600 of accounts receivable will be uncollectible. Repeat part (a), assuming that instead of a credit balance there is a $1,400 debit balance in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts. During the next month, January 2023, a $2,500 account receivable is written off as uncollectible. Prepare the journal entry to record the write-off. Repeat part (c), assuming that Whispering Winds Company uses the direct write-off method instead of the allowance method in accounting for uncollectible accounts receivable.

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