Fragment Company Is a Wholesaler That Sells Merchandise in Large

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Multiple Choice

Fragment Company is a wholesaler that sells merchandise in large quantities. Its catalog indicates a list price of $300 per unit on a particular product and a 40% trade discount is offered for quantity purchases of 50 units or more. The cost of shipping the merchandise is $7 per unit under terms FOB shipping point. If a customer purchases 100 units of this product, what is the amount of sales revenue that Fragment will record from this sale?

• A) $30,000
• B) $29,300
• C) $18,700
• D) $30,700
• E) $18,000

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Definitions:

Rights Offering

A mechanism in finance, particularly in stock markets, where companies offer existing shareholders the right to buy additional shares at a discounted price before selling them to the public.

Subscription Price

The cost at which existing shareholders can purchase additional shares of stock in a company before it is offered to the public.

Market Price

The cost at which the marketplace is currently trading assets or services.

Underwriting Spread

Underwriting spread is the difference between the price at which underwriters buy an issue from the issuer and the price at which they sell it to the public.