Instructions(a) What amount of bad debts expense will Schellhamer Company report

Instructions(a) What amount of bad debts expense will Schellhamer Company report if it uses the direct write-off method of accounting for bad debts?(b) Assume that Schellhamer Company decides to estimate its bad debts expense based on 3% of accounts receivable. What amount of bad debts expense will the company record if Allowance for Doubtful Accounts has a credit balance of $3000?(c) Assume the same facts as in part (b) except that there is a $1000 debit balance in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts. What amount of bad debts expense will Schellhamer record?(d) What is a weakness of the direct write-off method of reporting bad debts expense?