Scenario - Same one for this entire section

Ena Sharples opened a retail shop on January 1. She invested $10,000 of her own money. She rented a store for $2,000 per month, paying first and last month's rent on January 1. She bought store fittings for $5,000 in cash. She bought goods for resale at a cost of $10,000, on credit, payable on February 15. She incurred other expenses of $1,000 in January, all of which were paid for in cash. Her cash sales were $15,000, and she also sold $2,000 on credit, which she expects to collect by the end of February. At the end of January her inventory had a cost of $3,000. Amortization on the store fittings is estimated at $100 for the month.

Question

The operating profit as % of sales for January was (accurate to one decimal place) _______________.

Question 7 options:

33.8%

none of these

75.0%

40.6%

58.8%