Financial And Managerial Accounting
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Author: WARREN, Carl S.
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Chapter 8, Problem 9E
Estimating allowance for doubtful accounts
Evers Industries has a past history of uncollectible accounts, as follows. Estimate the allowance for doubtful accounts, based on the aging of receivables schedule you completed in Exercise 8-8.
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