Answer:
Bad debt expense account will be debited with $3,250
Explanation:
It's the principle of double entry that for every debit you will have a credit.
The allowance account is a credit (in effect it reduces your Account receivables by the doubtful debts or to use a business Analyst language it de-risks the Asset balance of the balance sheet)
The Bad debt Account on the other hand is recognized as an expense. To project a realizable net income to our shareholders, because if the debts become uncollectible then our profits and shareholder values are at risk