Anewly created design business, teri's art, is finishing its first year of operations. during the year, credit sales were $43,000 and collections of credit sales were $35,000. one account for $600 was written off. teri's art uses the aging-of-receivables method to account for bad debts expense. it has estimated $275 as uncollectible at year-end. what is the amount of the bad debts expense for the first year of operations?

One of your new suppliers, kim, has been hearing rumors about your firm’s lack of capability to deliver high quality products and writes an email asking you to address the claims being made. in replying to her, you want to be sure that you are very clear and leave no room for misinterpretation. which of the following aspects of effective communication should you give the most attention? (a) making sure you understand kim’s areas of expertise. (b) supporting your reply with relevant data and facts. (c) establishing your credibility as an expert. (d) paying attention to implied communications.