Question

Vopat, Inc., is a retail store operating in a state with a 5% retail sales tax. The state law provides that the retail sales tax collected during the month must be remitted to the state during the following month. If the amount collected is remitted to the state on or before the twentieth of the following month, the retailer may keep 3% of the sales tax collected. On April 10, 2010, Vopat remitted $81,480 tax to the state tax division for March 2010 retail sales. What was Vopat 's March 2010 retail sales subject to sales tax?

a. $1,629,600.
b. $1,596,000.
c. $1,680,000.
d. $1,645,000.

Answer 1

Vopat Inc.'s March 2010 retail sales subject to sales tax were $1,629,600.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find Vopat Inc.'s March 2010 retail sales subject to sales tax, we need to divide the sales tax remitted by the tax rate. Starting with the amount of sales tax remitted, $81,480, we divide it by the tax rate of 5% (0.05).

$81,480 ÷ 0.05 = $1,629,600

Therefore, Vopat Inc.'s March 2010 retail sales subject to sales tax were $1,629,600.