Sales Taxes Collected by a Company on Behalf of the State

question 76

Multiple Choice

Sales taxes collected by a company on behalf of the state and local government are recorded by:

• A)A debit to an expense account.
• B)A credit to a revenue account.
• C)A debit to a revenue account.
• D)A credit to a liability account.

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Definitions:

Income

The amount of money received over a period of time either as payment for work, goods, or services, or through investments.

Interest Forgone

The potential interest one could have earned on their money if it had been invested rather than spent or kept in a non-interest-bearing account.

MC (Marginal Cost)

The additional cost resulting from the production of one more unit of a product or service.

ATC (Average Total Cost)

The total cost of production divided by the quantity of output produced, representing the per-unit cost of production.