A Company Had the Following Partial List of Account Balances

question 52

Multiple Choice

A company had the following partial list of account balances at year-end: $$\begin{array} { | l | r | } \hline \text { Sales returns and allowances } & \$ 500 \\\hline \text { Trade receivables } & 9,000 \\\hline \text { Sales discounts } & 700 \\\hline \text { Sales revenues } & 57,200 \\\hline \text { Allowance for doubtful accounts } & 300 \\\hline\end{array}$$
-A company purchased goods on credit with credit terms of 3/15, n/45. Although the company does not have cash available to pay within the discount period, the manager of the company is considering borrowing money to take advantage of the discount. In order to make the appropriate decision, the manager computed the annual interest rate associated with the sales discount. What is the approximate annual rate?

• A) 18%.
• B) 25%.
• C) 38%.
• D) 56%.

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Definitions:

Variable Costing

An accounting method where only variable manufacturing costs are included in product costs, with fixed overhead expenses treated as period costs.

Variable Costing

This costing method includes only variable production costs (direct materials, direct labor, and variable manufacturing overhead) in product costs.

Variable Production Costs

Costs that vary directly with the level of production output, such as raw materials andDirect labor.

Product Costs

Costs that are incurred to create a product that includes direct materials, direct labor, and manufacturing overhead.