Problem 8-4A Here is information related to Whispering Winds Corp. for 2017. Total credit sales Accounts receivable at December 31 Bad debts written off $1,547,000 773,500 37,400 (a) What amount of bad debt expense will Whispering Winds Corp. report if it uses the direct write-off method of accounting for bad debts? Bad debts expense (b) Assume that whispering winds Corp. decides to estimate its bad debt expense based on 4% of accounts receivable, what amount of bad debt expense will the company record if Allowance for Doubtful Accounts has a credit balance of $3,100? Bad debts expense (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 Whispering Winds Corp. record? Bad debts expense