What is the appropriate balance for the allowance

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Calculate the year end allowance balance.

Piece Corporation operates in an industry that has a high rate of bad debts. Before any year-end adjustments, the balance in Piece's Accounts Receivable account was $555,000 and the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts had credit balance of$35,000. The year-end balance reported in the balance sheet for the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts will be based on the aging schedule shown below.

Days Account Outstanding	Amount	Probability of Collection
Less than 16 days	$300,000	.98
Between 16 and 30 days	100,000	.90
Between 31 and 45 days	80,000	.85
Between 46 and 60 days	40,000	.75
Between 61 and 75 days	20,000	.40
Over 75 days	15,000	.00

Instruction
a) What is the appropriate balance for the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts at year-end?
b) Show how accounts receivable would be presented on the balance sheet.
c) What is the dollar effect of the year-end bad debt adjustment on the before-tax income?

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