Toby's Farm Store Buys Portable Generators for $500 and Sells

question 316

Multiple Choice

Toby's Farm Store buys portable generators for $500 and sells them for $800. He pays a sales commission of 5% of sales revenue to his sales staff. Toby pays $2,000 a month rent for his store, and also pays $1,800 a month to his staff in addition to the commissions. Toby sold 200 generators in June.
-If Toby prepares a traditional income statement for the month of June, what would be his gross profit?

• A) $260,000
• B) $160,000
• C) $60,000
• D) $100,000

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Definitions:

Uncollectible Receivables

Amounts owed to a company that it does not expect to collect and thus considers a loss.

Journalize

The process of recording transactions in an accounting journal, noting the debit and credit aspects of each transaction.

Percent of Sales Method

A financial analysis technique used to forecast future expenses or account balances as a percentage of sales revenue.

Direct Write-off Method

An accounting method where uncollectible accounts receivable are written off directly against income at the time they are deemed noncollectible.