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BetterBuy Sells $50,000 of TVs to a Customer

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BetterBuy sells $50,000 of TVs to a customer.The terms include a 2% discount if paid in 7 days and a 1% discount if paid in 8-14 days.BetterBuy receives the money in 12 days.How would the transaction be recorded by BetterBuy?


A) Debit Inventory for $500 and credit Accounts Payable for $500.
B) Debit Cash for $49,500,credit Accounts receivable for $50,000,and debit sales discounts for $500.
C) Debit Accounts receivable for $50,000,credit Cash for $49,500,and credit sales discounts for $500.
D) Debit Accounts Payable for $500 and credit Inventory for $500.
E) The discount would be $500 (.01*50,000) .The customer would pay $49,500 in cash.The discount is debited to Sales Discount and Account Receivable is credited for $50,000 (the original amount of the sale) .

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