Question

Zane Enterprises accepts a credit card as payment for $500 of services provided to a customer. The credit card company charges a 4% handling charge for its collection services. Based on this information
a. Zane will collect $500 cash from the credit card company.

b. Zane will pay the credit card company $500 cash.

c. Zane will collect $480 cash from the credit card company.

d. Zane will pay the credit card company $480 cash.

Answer 1

Answer:

c. Zane will collect $480 cash from the credit card company.

Explanation:

The credit card company will deduct the collection services from the amount collected before transferring it to Zane enterprises thus Zane will receive the ammount:

500 x (1 - 4%) = 500 x 0.96 = 480

Answer 2

Answer:

c) Zane will collect $480 cash from the credit card company.

Explanation:

The charges that Zane has to pay to the credit card company is:

$500 x 4% = $20

--> Total amount that Zane will collect from the credit card company is: $500 - $20 = $480