West, Inc, Started the Year with $80,000 in Direct Materials

question 100

Multiple Choice

West, Inc., started the year with $80,000 in direct materials. During the year West, Inc., purchased $535,000 in direct materials, and used $515,000 in materials. The direct materials inventory on the balance sheet is:

• A) $60,000
• B) $535,000
• C) $20,000
• D) $100,000

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Definitions:

Accounts Receivable Period

The average number of days it takes for a business to collect payments owed by its customers.

Credit Sales

Sales made by a business for which payment is received at a later date, extending credit to the buyer.

Cash Collections

are the payments received by a company from its customers in exchange for goods or services sold on credit.

Cumulative Surplus

The total amount of net income that a company retains over its life, after distributing dividends to shareholders.