Colley company uses the allowance method for bad debts and has the following information before the year end adjusting entry: accounts receivable $120,000 allowance for doubtful accounts $500 sales $800,000 18. if the company used the percentage of sale method and estimates bad debts to be 2% of sales what is the amount of bad debt expense: a) 2,400 b) 16,000 c) 16,500 d) 15,500 19. if the company uses the percentage of accounts receivable method and estimates 4% of accounts receivable will be uncollectible, what is the bad debt expense? a) 4,300 b) 4,800 c) 32,000 d) 5,300