Find the amount due on an invoice of $782 for some Black and Decker Belgian waffle makers dated August 3, if terms are 1 / 10 prox. and the invoice is paid on September 4.
The discount may be taken up to ten days after the end of August, or until September 10. The discount is earned, since the payment date of September 4 falls before September 10.
Amount due = Invoice amount – Cash discount
= $782 – .01 × $782
= $774.18