Amarillo company experienced the following events during its first accounting period. (1) purchased $5,000 of inventory on account under terms 1/10/n30. (2) returned $1,000 of the inventory purchased in event 1. (3) paid the remaining balance in account payable within the discount period for the inventory purchased in event 1.based on this information, which of the following shows how paying off the account payable account (event 3) will affect the company’s financial statements?

Powell company began the 2018 accounting period with $40,000 cash, $86,000 inventory, $60,000 common stock, and $66,000 retained earnings. during 2018, powell experienced the following events: sold merchandise costing $58,000 for $99,500 on account to prentise furniture store. delivered the goods to prentise under terms fob destination. freight costs were $900 cash. received returned goods from prentise. the goods cost powell $4,000 and were sold to prentise for $5,900. granted prentise a $3,000 allowance for damaged goods that prentise agreed to keep. collected partial payment of $81,000 cash from accounts receivable. required record the events in a statements model shown below. prepare an income statement, a balance sheet, and a statement of cash flows. why would prentise agree to keep the damaged goods?