sold inventory with a selling price of $4,500 to customers for cash. It also colected sales taxes of $225. The journal entry to record this information includes a A. credit to Sales Tax Expense $225. B. credit to Sales Revenue $4,725. C. debit Sales Tax Payable $225. D. debit to Cash of $4,725.

Garrett is an executive vice president at samm hardware. he researches a proposal by a larger company, maximum hardware, to combine the two companies. by analyzing past performance, conducting focus groups, and interviewing maximum employees, garrett concludes that maximum has poor profit margins, sells shoddy merchandise, and treats customers poorly. what actions should garrett and samm hardware take? a. turn down the acquisition offer and prepare to resist a hostile takeover. b. attempt a friendly merger and use managerial hubris to improve results at maximum. c. welcome the acquisition and use knowledge transfer to impart sam hardware's management practices. d. do nothing; the two companies cannot combine without samm hardware's explicit consent.