Tanning company analyzes its receivables to estimate bad debt expense. the accounts receivable balance is $390,000 and credit sales are $1,300,000. an aging of accounts receivable shows that approximately 5% of the outstanding receivables will be uncollectible. what adjusting entry will tanning company make if the allowance for doubtful accounts has a credit balance of $2,500 before adjustment? a. bad debt expense 17,000allowance for doubtful accounts 17,000b. bad debt expense 19,500allowance for doubtful accounts 19,500c. bad debt expense 22,000allowance for doubtful accounts 22,000d. bad debt expense 65,000allowance for doubtful accounts 65,000

The east asiatic company (eac), a danish company with subsidiaries throughout asia, has been funding its bangkok subsidiary primarily with u.s. dollar debt because of the cost and availability of dollar capital as opposed to thai baht-denominated (b) debt. the treasurer of eac-thailand is considering a 1-year bank loan for $247,000.the current spot rate is b32.03 /$, and the dollar-based interest is 6.78% for the 1-year period. 1-year loans are 12.04% in baht.a. assuming expected inflation rates of 4.3 % and 1.24% in thailand and the united states, respectively, for the coming year, according to purchase power parity, what would the effective cost of funds be in thai baht terms? b. if eac's foreign exchange advisers believe strongly that the thai government wants to push the value of the baht down against the dollar by5% over the coming year (to promote its export competitiveness in dollar markets), what might the effective cost of funds end up being in baht terms? c. if eac could borrow thai baht at 13% per annum, would this be cheaper than either part (a) or part (b) above?