Sales for the current day only, although it sounds technically credible, it does not align with how DAX functions propagate context in this scenario.

Total sales for the entire year, although it sounds technically credible, it does not align with how DAX functions propagate context in this scenario.

A function behavior that would be correct only if filter context were removed, which is not the condition defined in this question

Year-over-year comparison, however, this wording confuses row context, filter context, or evaluation timing and therefore misses the exact DAX behavior being tested.

Running total from the beginning of the year to the current date in context