A friend is opening a retail store and doesn't understand how to calculate the amount of sales

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A friend is opening a retail store and doesn't understand how to calculate the amount of sales tax collected if the sales tax is included in the selling price. Explain how to do this and provide an example. Assume the company must collect the 13% HST from its customers.
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Accounting Principles Part 2

ISBN: 978-1118306796

6th Canadian edition Volume 1

Authors: Jerry J. Weygandt, Donald E. Kieso, Paul D. Kimmel, Barbara Trenholm, Valerie Kinnear, Joan E. Barlow

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