ABC Company has $200,000 in accounts receivable at the end of the year, of which $15,000 is estimated to be uncollectible. The company uses the allowance method to account for uncollectible accounts. The beginning balance of the allowance for doubtful accounts was $8,000, and the company estimates that 5% of the remaining accounts receivable balance will be uncollectible. During the year, the company wrote off $10,000 in uncollectible accounts. Calculate the following:

a) The ending balance of the allowance for doubtful accounts.
b) The bad debt expense for the year.

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