Your company received a $9 million order on the last day of the year. You filled the order with $3 million worth of inventory. The customer picks up the order the same day and pays $3 million up front in cash; you also issue a bill for the customer to pay the remaining balance of $6 million within 40 days. Suppose your firms tax rate is 0% (ignore taxes).

Based on the above information;

a.

No option is correct

b.

Your earnings did not change

c.

Your earnings went up by $9 million

d.

Your earnings went up by $6 million