In: Statistics and Probability
False Value Hardware began 2018 with a credit balance of $31,800 in the allowance for sales returns account. Sales and cash collections from customers during the year were $730,000 and $690,000, respectively. False Value estimates that 6% of all sales will be returned. During 2018, customers returned merchandise for credit of $21,000 to their accounts.
False Value Hardwares 2018 income statement would report net sales of :
A) 709,000
B) 686,200
C) 719,200
D) 698,200
SOLUTION:
From given data,
False Value Hardware began 2018 with a credit balance of $31,800 in the allowance for sales returns account. Sales and cash collections from customers during the year were $730,000 and $690,000, respectively. False Value estimates that 6% of all sales will be returned. During 2018, customers returned merchandise for credit of $21,000 to their accounts.
Where ,
False Value estimates = 6% = 6/100 = 0.06
Sales = $730,000
Estimate sales return = $730,000 *0.06
= $43,800.
False Value Hardwares 2018 income statement would report net sales of :
Net sales reported = Sales - Estimate sales return
= $730000 - $43800.
= $ 686,200
Answer : option(B)