A retail store credited the Sales Revenue account for the sales price and the amount of
sales tax on sales. If the sales tax rate is 5% and the balance in the Sales Revenue
account amounted to $252,000, what is the amount of the sales taxes owed to the taxing
agency?
a.$240,000
b.$252,000
c.$12,600
d.$12,000
The following information is related to December 31, 2013 balances.
During 2014 sales on account were $195,000 and collections on account were
$115,000. Also, during 2014 the company wrote off $11,000 in uncollectible accounts.
An analysis of outstanding receivable accounts at year end indicated that bad debts
should be estimated at $72,000. The change in the cash realizable value from the
balance at 12/31/13 to 12/31/14 was
a.$68,000 increase.
b.$80,000 increase.
c.$57,000 increase.
d.$69,000 increase.
The Holiday House had severe damage done to its Christmas inventory due to an
escaped circus monkey rampaging through the store. The inventory loss was $150,000
before applicable taxes of $30,000. The Holiday House should record the loss as a(n)
a.$150,000 loss in other expenses and losses.
b.$180,000 extraordinary loss.
c.$120,000 extraordinary loss.
d.$180,000 extraordinary loss.
Hutchinson Company had retained earnings of $15,000 on the balance sheet but
disclosed in the footnotes that $2,000 of retained earnings was restricted for plant
expansion and $1,000 was restricted for bond repayments. Cash of $2,000 had been set