On july 22, gary sold $25000 of inventory items on credit with the terms 3/15, net 30. payment on $16400 sales was received on august 1 and the remaining payment was received on august 12. assuming gary uses the gross method of accounting for sales discounts, which one of the following entries was made on august 1 to record the cash received?
a. cash 14,700 sales discount 300 accounts receivable 15,000b. cash 15,000 accounts receivable 15,000c. cash 14,700 accounts receivable 14,700d. accounts receivable 300 sales discount forfeited 300

Brian has just finished college. he wants to set up a small business to make and sell fireworks. he registers his company and acquires a license from the government. he finds that most of his competitors are selling fireworks at an extremely low price. he would like to make more money, so he decides to innovate and develop better fireworks. he sells his fireworks at a higher price, and they are a huge hit with the customers. after a few years, he earns enough profit to set up a bigger fireworks factory that complies with the government’s health and safety regulations. he even starts exporting fireworks overseas. which type of economy does this scenario describe?