Use This Information to Answer the Following Question The Amount of Net Sales on the Income Statement Would

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Use this information to answer the following question. The selected accounts and balances for Pawnee Market appear as follows:
$\begin{array}{lr}\text { Advertising Expense } & 28,000 \\\text { Common Stock } & 200,000 \\\text { Dividends } & 42,000 \\\text { Freight-In } & 14,000 \\\text { Freight-Out Expense } & 20,000 \\\text { Interest Income } & 48,000 \\\text { Merchandise Inventory (Jan. 1) } & 140,000 \\\text { Merchandise Inventory (Dec. 31) } & 112,000 \\\text { Purchases } & 120,000 \\\text { Purchases Returns and Allowances } & 8,000 \\\text { Rent Expense } & 18,000 \\\text { Retained Earnings } & 80,000 \\\text { Sales } & 300,000 \\\text { Sales Returns and Allowances } & 38,000 \\\text { Wages Expense } & 64,000\end{array}$ The amount of net sales on the income statement would be

A) $338,000.
B) $288,000.
C) $262,000.
D) $274,000.