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A company's accounts receivable balance at the end of December is $60,180, of which 18.90% is uncollected from December sales. The company's credit sales policy is as follows: 54.80% collected in the month of sale, 34.00% 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?
A) $413,979
B) $424,873
C) $435,768
D) $446,662
E) $457,556
| Given that, | |||||||
| Accounts receivable ending Balance on December = $60180 | |||||||
| Account receivable pertaining to December included in the Ending Balance = $60180 *18.90% | |||||||
| = $11374 | |||||||
| We know that, | |||||||
| Balance amount ($60180 - $11374 =$48806 ) is pertaining to the uncollected balance of November month. | |||||||
| Remaning percentage of Collection for the Month of November = 100 - 54.8 - 34 | |||||||
| = 11.2% | |||||||
| If total sales of November is "x" | |||||||
| Then, | |||||||
| x * 11.2% = $48806 | |||||||
| x = $435768 | |||||||
| Therefore option C is the correct answer. |