Net Credit Sales for the Month Are $750,000

question 229

Multiple Choice

Net credit sales for the month are $750,000. The accounts receivable balance is $160,000. The allowance is calculated as 5% of the receivables balance using the percentage-of-receivables basis. If the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts has a credit balance of $5,000 before adjustment, what is the balance after adjustment?

• A) $ 8,000
• B) $ 3,000
• C) $13,000
• D) $ 8,250

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Definitions:

In The Money

refers to a financial term describing an option that has intrinsic value, meaning for a call option, the market price is above the strike price, and for a put option, the market price is below the strike price.

Put Option

A financial contract giving the holder the right, but not the obligation, to sell a specified amount of an underlying asset at a set price within a certain time frame.

Option Holder

An individual or entity that has the rights, but not the obligation, to buy or sell an asset at a predetermined price before or at the expiration of a contract.

Call Option

A financial contract that gives the buyer the right, but not the obligation, to buy an underlying asset at a specified price within a certain time period.