On January 1, a company made a sale of $87,500, on credit. If the credit terms were 2/10, n/30, what would be the amount of the sales discount be if the payment is received on January 9?

a.$8,750

b.$1750

c.$10,000

d.$26,250

Respuesta :

Answer:

b. $1750

Explanation:

Provided that

Sale of the company = $87,500

Credit terms = 2% if payment is received within 10 days and the prescribed time limit is 30 days

The amount of the sales discount would be

= Sale of the company Ă— discount percentage

= $87,500 Ă— 2%

= $1,750

We simply multiplied the sale of the company with the discount percentage so that the sales discount could come