The Retained earnings account has a credit balance of $53,000 before closing entries are made. Total revenues for the period are $71,200, total expenses are $47,800, and dividends are $15,400. What is the correct closing entry for the expense accounts?

Acompany has $80,000 in outstanding accounts receivable and it uses the allowance method to account for uncollectible accounts. experience suggests that 6% of outstanding receivables are uncollectible. the current credit balance (before adjustments) in the allowance for doubtful accounts is $1,200. the journal entry to record the adjustment to the allowance account includes a debit to bad debts expense for $4,800. true or false