Use the Following Information for Questions 100 and 101

Multiple Choice

Use the following information for questions 100 and 101.
Posner Co. is a retail store operating in a state with a 7% retail sales tax. The retailer may keep 2% of the sales tax collected. Posner Co. records the sales tax in the Sales Revenue account. The amount recorded in the Sales Revenue account during May was $251,450.
-The amount of sales taxes payable (to the nearest dollar) to the state for the month of May is

A) $12,573.
B) $16,121.
C) $20,762.
D) $17,250.