Heaton Corp

question 23

Multiple Choice

Heaton Corp.sells on terms that allow customers 45 days to pay for merchandise.Its sales last year were $425, 000, and its year-end receivables were $60, 000.If its DSO is less than the 45-day credit period, then customers are paying on time.Otherwise, they are paying late.By how much are customers paying early or late? Base your answer on this equation: DSO - Credit period = days early or late, and use a 365-day year when calculating the DSO.A positive answer indicates late payments, while a negative answer indicates early payments.

• A) 6.20
• B) 6.53
• C) 6.86
• D) 7.20
• E) 7.56

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Definitions:

Progressive

Progressive refers to a tax system in which the tax rate increases as the taxable base amount (income or profits) increases, aimed at ensuring fairness by taxing individuals based on their capacity to pay.

Regressive

Pertaining to a tax system in which the tax rate decreases as the taxable amount increases, burdening proportionally more on lower-income earners.

Proportional

Corresponding in size, degree, or intensity; having a constant relation in degree or number between the parts.

Sales Taxes

Taxes imposed by governmental entities on sales of goods and services, typically collected at the point of sale from the consumer.