On January 1, 2021, Chandler Company's Allowance for Doubtful Accounts had a credit balance of $27,000. During 2021, $42,000 of uncollectible accoun receivable were written off. Past experience indicates that the allowance should be 10% of the balance in receivables (percentage-of-receivables basis). If the accounts receivable balance at December 31 was $380,000, what is the required adjustment to the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts at December 31, 2021? (Hint: What is the balance in the Allowance account AFTER the write-off? How much do we need to add to bring it to its desired ending balance? $97,500 O $38,000 O $53,000 O $23,000

On January 1, 2021, Chandler Company's Allowance for Doubtful Accounts had a credit balance of $27,000. During 2021, $42,000 of uncollectible accoun receivable were written off. Past experience indicates that the allowance should be 10% of the balance in receivables (percentage-of-receivables basis). If the accounts receivable balance at December 31 was $380,000, what is the required adjustment to the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts at December 31, 2021? (Hint: What is the balance in the Allowance account AFTER the write-off? How much do we need to add to bring it to its desired ending balance? $97,500 O $38,000 O $53,000 O $23,000

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