Question

Vail Book Mart sells books and other supplies to students in a state where the sales tax rate is 6 percent. Vail engaged in the following transactions for 2018. Sales tax of 6 percent is collected on all sales.

1. Book sales, not including sales tax, for 2018 amounted to $273,000 cash.

2. Cash sales of miscellaneous items in 2018 were $151,000, not including tax.

3. Cost of goods sold was $212,000 for the year.

4. Paid $128,000 in operating expenses for the year.

5. Paid the sales tax collected to the state agency.

Required

1. What is the total amount of sales tax Vail Book Mart collected and paid for the year?

2. What is the Vail Book Mart’s net income for the year?

a.	Sales tax collected
b.	Net income

Answer 1

Solution:

Required A:

Sales tax collected and paid = $ 25,440

Total amount of sales tax Vail Book Mart collected and paid for the year = Total Sales * Tax Rate

= [$ 273,000 + $ 151,000 ] * 6% = $ 25,440.

Required B:

Net Income = $ 84,000

Sales Revenue	$              424,000
Less: Cost of goods sold	$            (212,000)
Gross Profit	$              212,000
Operating Expenses:	$            (128,000)
Net Income	$                 84,000