The following information is from the 2025 records of Fast Lane Racing​ Gear:   Accounts​ receivable, December​ 31, 2025 $42,000 ​(debit) Allowance for Bad​ Debts, December​ 31, 2025 prior to adjustment 1,500 ​(debit) Net credit sales for 2025 176,000 Accounts written off as uncollectible during 2025 20,000 Cash sales during 2025 27,000   Bad debts expense is estimated by the aging−of−receivables method. Management estimates that $9,000 of accounts receivable will be uncollectible. Calculate the ending balance of Allowance for Bad​ Debts, after the adjustment for bad debts​ expense, at December​ 31, 2025.         A. $7,000   B. $5,280   C. $9,000   D. $12,000

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The following information is from the 2025 records of Fast Lane Racing​ Gear:
 
Accounts​ receivable, December​ 31, 2025
$42,000
​(debit)
Allowance for Bad​ Debts, December​ 31, 2025
prior to adjustment
1,500
​(debit)
Net credit sales for 2025
176,000
Accounts written off as uncollectible during 2025
20,000
Cash sales during 2025
27,000
 
Bad debts expense is estimated by the
aging−of−receivables
method. Management estimates that
$9,000
of accounts receivable will be uncollectible. Calculate the ending balance of Allowance for Bad​ Debts, after the adjustment for bad debts​ expense, at December​ 31, 2025.
 
 
 
 
A.
$7,000
 
B.
$5,280
 
C.
$9,000
 
D.
$12,000
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