A city levies a 2 percent sales tax. Sales taxes must be remitted by the merchants to the city by the twentieth day of the month following the month in which the sale occurred. Cash received by the city related to sales taxes is as follows: Amount received 1/20/17, applicable to December 2016 sales $100
Amount received 2/20/17, applicable to January 2017 sales $30
Amount received during 2017 related to February-November 2017 sales $400
Amount received 1/20/18 for December 2017 sales $110
Amount received 2/20/18 for January 2018 $40
Assuming the city uses the same period to define "available" as the maximum period allowable for property taxes, what amount should it recognize in the government-wide financial statements as sales tax revenue for the fiscal year ended 12/31/17?
a. $430
b. $530
c. $540
d. $550.