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A company's accounts receivable balance at the end of December is $61,890, of which 19.20% is uncollected from December sales. The company's credit sales policy is as follows: 55.10% collected in the month of sale, 34.20% 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?
Options:
$432,305 |
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$443,988 |
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$455,672 |
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$467,356 |
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$479,040 |
Given that, | |||||||
Accounts receivable ending Balance on December = $61890 | |||||||
Account receivable pertaining to December included in the Ending Balance = $61890*19.20% | |||||||
= $11883 | |||||||
We know that, | |||||||
Balance amount ($61890 - $11883 = $50007) is pertaining to the uncollected balance of November month. | |||||||
Remaning percentage of Collection for the Month of November = 100 - 55.10 - 34.2 | |||||||
= 10.7% | |||||||
If total sales of November is "x" | |||||||
Then, | |||||||
x * 10.7% = $50007 | |||||||
x = $467356 | |||||||
Therefore 4th option is the correct answer. |