The following balances were gathered from ZAP Company's trial balance: Credit sales 2,000,000 Accounts receivable, beg 200,000 Accounts receivable, end 1,200,000 The company's policy is to recognize doubtful accounts as 5% of accounts receivable. Determine the amount of bad debt expense that should be recognized for the period.

The following balances were gathered from ZAP Company's trial balance: Credit sales 2,000,000 Accounts receivable, beg 200,000 Accounts receivable, end 1,200,000 The company's policy is to recognize doubtful accounts as 5% of accounts receivable. Determine the amount of bad debt expense that should be recognized for the period.

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