Question - Information related to Mingenback Company for 2014 is summarized below.

Total credit sales $2,426,000

Accounts receivable at December 31 861,000

Bad debts written off 31,300

(a) What amount of bad debt expense will Mingenback Company report if it uses the direct write-off method of accounting for bad debts?

(b) Assume that Mingenback Company estimates its bad debt expense to be 3% of credit sales. What amount of bad debt expense will Mingenback record if it has an Allowance for Doubtful Accounts credit balance of $3,600?

(c) Assume that Mingenback Company estimates its bad debt expense based on 6% of accounts receivable. What amount of bad debt expense will Mingenback record if it has an Allowance for Doubtful Accounts credit balance of $2,600?

(d) Assume that Mingenback Company estimates its bad debt expense based on 6% of accounts receivable. What amount of bad debt expense will Mingenback record if it has an Allowance for Doubtful Accounts debit balance of $2,600?