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A company's accounts receivable balance at the end of December is $46,500, of which 16.50% is uncollected from December sales. The company's credit sales policy is as follows: 52.40% collected in the month of sale, 32.40% collected in the month immediately after the sale, with the remaining balance collected in the second month after the sale. How much were the total sales in November?
$229,900 |
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$236,286 |
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$242,672 |
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$249,058 |
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$255,444 |
Given that, | |||||||
Accounts receivable ending Balance on December = $46500 | |||||||
Account receivable pertaining to December included in the Ending Balance = $46500 *16.50% | |||||||
= $7673 | |||||||
We know that, | |||||||
Balance amount ($46500-7673 = $38827) is pertaining to the uncollected balance of November month. | |||||||
Remaning percentage of Collection for the Month of November = 100 - 52.4 - 32.4 | |||||||
= 15.2% | |||||||
If total sales of November is "x" | |||||||
Then, | |||||||
x * 15.2% = $38827 | |||||||
x = $255444 (Aprroximately) | |||||||
Therefore 5th option is the correct answer. |