Use This Information to Answer the Following Question Goods Available for Sale Would Appear on the Income Statement

question 199

Multiple Choice

Use this information to answer the following question. The selected accounts and balances for Pawnee Market appear as follows:
$\begin{array}{lr}\text { Advertising Expense } & 28,000 \\\text { Common Stock } & 200,000 \\\text { Dividends } & 42,000 \\\text { Freight-In } & 14,000 \\\text { Freight-Out Expense } & 20,000 \\\text { Interest Income } & 48,000 \\\text { Merchandise Inventory (Jan. 1) } & 116,000 \\\text { Merchandise Inventory (Dec. 31) } & 112,000 \\\text { Purchases } & 120,000 \\\text { Purchases Returns and Allowances } & 8,000 \\\text { Rent Expense } & 18,000 \\\text { Retained Earnings } & 80,000 \\\text { Sales } & 300,000 \\\text { Sales Returns and Allowances } & 38,000 \\\text { Wages Expense } & 64,000\end{array}$ Goods available for sale would appear on the income statement as

• A) $228,000.
• B) $122,000.
• C) $242,000.
• D) $102,000.

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Definitions:

Accounts Receivable

The amount clients owe a company for goods or services that have been delivered but remain unpaid.

Accounts Payable

Short-term liabilities a company owes to its creditors for goods and services purchased on credit.

Correcting Entry

An accounting entry made to amend errors found in the financial statements after they have been finalized.

Balance Incorrectly

An error condition where the totals of the debit and credit sides of an account (or the entire accounting ledger) do not match.