At October 1, 2015, Padilla Industries had an accounts payable balance of $40,000. During the month, the company made purchases on account of $33,000 and made payments on account of $48,000. At October 31, 2015, the accounts payable balance i

The amount of account payable on October 31, 2015 would be $25,000.

Explanation:

Given information -

Opening account payable balance on October 1 - $40,000

Purchase made in the month of October is - $33,000

Now by adding both the opening balance and purchase, we will get the total amount to be payable for the month of October,

$40,000 + $33,000

= $73,000

Now it is given that Padilla industries have made some payments on account - $48,000

Subtracting this amount paid from total account payable, we will get how much amount is left to be paid in October (31)

$73,000 - $48,000

= $25,000