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2. D’Costa Company uses the allowance method of handling credit losses. It estimates losses at 2% of credit sales, which were $1,800,000 this year. At December 31 of this year, the
a. Give the
b. What net amount of accounts receivable would appear on the December 31
c. Assume that D’Costa Company uses aged accounts receivable as a basis of estimating credit losses, instead of a percent of credit sales. If the firm estimates that $22,800 of the accounts will prove uncollectible, what adjusting entry would D’Costa Company make to record the bad debts expense for this year?

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