When using the allowance method, what are the effects on the accounting equation when a company writes off a bad debt?

a. Assets and stockholders' equity increase.
b. Assets and stockholders' equity decrease.
c. Assets increase and stockholders' equity decreases.
d. No effect on overall assets or equity.


d

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