Aberdeen Co. started applying the percentage of sales method to account for bad debts in 2012. In 2011, the company€™s first fiscal year, the company had used the direct write-off method because the amount of bad debts was judged to be immaterial. The following information relates to the company€™s sales and receivables.

Required:
a. Determine the correct balance in the allowance for doubtful accounts (ADA) at the end of 2012. Remember to include the effect of the change in accounting policy on 2011 accounts.
b. Record the write-off entry for 2012 and the year-end adjusting journal entry' for 2012 to adjust the ADA.

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2011 $13,800,000 S26,400,000 2012 Credit sales Estimated bad debts as a percentage ofcredit sales Accounts written off 0.5% S35,000 0.5% S160,000