Slater Company Uses the Cash Basis of Accounting

question 123

Multiple Choice

Slater Company uses the cash basis of accounting. Slater Company collected $950,000 from its customers during 2015. Customers owed Slater $150,000 of accounts receivable at the beginning of 2015, and $190,000 of accounts receivable at the end of 2015. What is Slater's sales revenue for 2015 under the accrual basis of accounting?

• A) $810,000
• B) $950,000
• C) $990,000
• D) $940,000

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Definitions:

Bromecresol Purple

A pH indicator dye that changes color from yellow to purple over a pH range of approximately 5.2 to 6.8, commonly used in laboratory settings.

Buffers

Substances that help maintain the pH balance in a solution, resisting changes in pH when acids or bases are added.

Alkaline

Referring to a basic, as opposed to acidic, substance with a pH level greater than 7.

Hydroxide Ions

Negatively charged ions, OH-, produced when a hydroxide compound dissolves in water, basic in nature.