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Here is information related to Morgane Company for $2022.$

$\backslash$table$[[$Total credit sales,$$1,500,000],[$Accounts receivable at December $31,840,000],[$Bad debts written off,$37,000]]$

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

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$($c$)$ Assume the same facts as in $($b$),$ except that there is a $$1,000$ debit balance in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts. What amount of bad debt expense will Morgane record?

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