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A company had the following items and amounts in its unadjusted trial balance as of December 31 of the current year:
 Debit  Credit  Cash sales $88,000 Credit sales 275,000 Accounts receivable $96,000 Allowance for doubtful accounts 1,000\begin{array}{|l|l|r|}\hline & \text { Debit } & \text { Credit } \\\hline \text { Cash sales } & & \$ 88,000 \\\hline \text { Credit sales } & & 275,000 \\\hline \text { Accounts receivable } & \$ 96,000 & \\\hline \text { Allowance for doubtful accounts } & & 1,000 \\\hline\end{array}
Prepare the adjusting entry to estimate bad debts under each of the following separate situations.
a.Bad debts are estimated to be 2.5% of credit sales.
b.An aging analysis estimates that 8% of the outstanding accounts receivable will be uncollectible.

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