Use the Following Information for the Next 4 Questions

question 104

Multiple Choice

Use the following information for the next 4 questions.
(CPA) The Dilly Company marks up all merchandise at 25% of gross purchase price. All purchases are made on account with terms of 1/10, (1% discount if paid in 10 days) net/60 (full amount due within 60 days) . Purchase discounts, which are recorded as miscellaneous income, are always taken. Normally, 60% of each month's purchases are paid for in the first month after purchase, whereas the other 40% are paid during the first 10 days of the first month after purchase. Inventories of merchandise at the end of each month are kept at 30% of the next month's forecasted cost of good sold.
Terms for sales on account are 2/10 (2% discount if paid within 10 days) , net/30 (full amount due in 30 days) . Cash sales are not subject to discount. Fifty percent of each month's sales on account are collected during the month of sale, 45% are collected in the succeeding month, and the remainder is usually uncollectible. Seventy percent of the collections in the month of sale are subject to discount, and 10% of the collections in the succeeding month are subject to discount (2%) .
Forecasted sales data and cost of sales for selected months are as follows:
-Forecasted sales discounts to be taken by customers making remittances during February are

• A) $5,250
• B) $15,925
• C) $30,500
• D) $11,900
• E) None of the above

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Definitions:

Accrual

The recognition of revenue or expenses that have been earned or incurred but not yet recorded or paid, following the accrual basis of accounting.

Adjusting Entries

Toward the end of an accounting period, entries are made to attribute revenues and expenditures to the period in which they essentially occurred.

Stockholders' Equity

The residual interest in the assets of the entity after deducting liabilities, representing the ownership interest of shareholders.