Case AC 10-1 John Is Working on the Annual Sales

question 107

Multiple Choice

Case AC 10-1 John is working on the annual sales report for the Rain Flower Media Corporation. After adding the currency format to the total sales field, John runs the report and directs the results to his monitor. To his dismay, the total sales column displays pound signs (#) instead of his sales total figures. The report is due tomorrow and he desperately needs your assistance. Why is John's sales report displaying the pound signs (#) ?

• A) The calculating formula is dividing by zero.
• B) Monitors cannot display reports properly.
• C) The sales control may not be wide enough to display entire sales amount.
• D) The calculating formula has an invalid field.

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