Ballard Company Makes Portable Speakers $\begin{array}{ll}\text { January } 1 & 1,260 \\\text { December } 31 & 1,040\end{array}$

question 125

Multiple Choice

Ballard Company makes portable speakers. During the year Ballard manufactured 100,000 sets of portable speakers. Finished goods inventory had the following units on hand:
$\begin{array}{ll}\text { January } 1 & 1,260 \\\text { December } 31 & 1,040\end{array}$
-Refer to the Figure.How many sets of portable speakers did Ballard sell during the year?

• A)96,780
• B)97,000
• C)97,220
• D)100,220

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