Dextra Computing sells merchandise for $20,000 cash on September 30 (cost of merchandise is $12,000). The sales tax law requires Dextra to collect 9% sales tax on every dollar of merchandise sold. Record the entry for the $20,000 sale and its applicable sales tax. Also record the entry that shows the payment of the 9% tax on this sale to the state government on October 15.

Mandalay hotel bases its budgets on guest-days. the hotel's static budget for august appears below: budgeted number of guest-days 4,300 budgeted variable costs: supplies (@$9.60 per guest-day) $ 41,280 laundry (@$9.40 per guest-day) 40,420 total variable cost 81,700 budgeted fixed costs: wages and salaries 57,190 occupancy costs 52,030 total fixed cost 109,220 total cost $ 190,920 the total cost at the activity level of 5,200 guest-days per month should be: