Backyard World buys plastic pools from a supplier with an invoice amount of $15,500. The terms of the sale are 5/10, n/30. If the retailer sends a partial payment of $8,300 on the discount date, what is the net amount still due? $6,763.16 $6,840.00     $7,200.00 $8,736.84

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Backyard World buys plastic pools from a supplier with an invoice amount of $15,500. The terms of the sale are 5/10, n/30. If the retailer sends a partial payment of $8,300 on the discount date, what is the net amount still due?
$6,763.16
$6,840.00    
$7,200.00
$8,736.84
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Total invoice payment made =  partial payment made / (1 - discount rate)

= $8,300 / (1 - 0.05)

= $8,736.84

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