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Office Accounting: Homework Chapter 7
General Questions &
Answers
Exercise 7.1 Normal balances. LO 7-1
Identify the normal balance of the following accounts.
Use “Dr” for debit or “Cr” for credit.
Exercise 7.2 Recording sales made for cash and on
account. LO 7-1
Tsang Corporation operates in a state with no sales tax.
Record the following transactions in a general journal:
DATE
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TRANSACTIONS
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2019
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June
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5
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Sold merchandise on account to Benson Company; issued
Sales Slip 1200 for $975, terms n/30.
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15
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Recorded cash sales, $1,940.
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30
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Received payment on account due from Benson Company for
the sale on June 5.
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Exercise 7.3 Recording sales made for cash and on
account, with 8 percent sales tax. LO 7-1
The following transactions took place at Five Flags
Amusement Park during May. Five Flags Amusement Park must charge 8 percent
sales tax on all sales:
DATE
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TRANSACTIONS
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2019
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May
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1
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Sold merchandise on account to Bill Gomez; issued Sales
Slip 1015 for $1,000 plus 8 percent sales tax, terms n/30.
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15
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Recorded cash sales, $2,800 plus 8 percent sales tax.
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31
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Received payment on account due from Bill Gomez for the
sale on May 1.
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Exercise 7.4 Recording sales made for cash and on account,
with 8 percent sales tax, and sales returns. LO 7-1
Record the following transactions of Fashion Park in a
general journal. Fashion Park must charge 8 percent sales tax on all sales.
DATE
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TRANSACTIONS
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2019
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April
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2
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Sold merchandise for cash, $1,650 plus sales tax.
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3
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The customer purchasing merchandise for cash on April 2
returned $150 of the merchandise; provided a cash
refund to the customer.
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4
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Sold merchandise on credit to Jordan Clark; issued
Sales Slip 908 for $1,200 plus tax, terms n/30.
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6
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Accepted return of damaged merchandise from Jordan
Clark; issued Credit Memorandum 302 for $75 plus tax.
The original sale was made on Sales Slip 908 of April
4.
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30
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Received payment on account from Jordan Clark in
payment of her purchase of April 4, less the return on April 6.
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Exercise 7.5 Recording sales made with bank credit
cards and American Express, with 8 percent sales tax. LO 7-1
Record the following transactions of Lisa’s Fashion
Boutique in a general journal. Lisa's Fashion Boutique operates in a state with
8% sales tax.
(Round your intermediate
calculations and final answers to 2 decimal places):
DATE
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TRANSACTIONS
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2019
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Feb.
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2
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Sold merchandise for cash totaling $2,300 to customers
using bank credit cards. Record the 13 percent
discount on credit card sales at time of sale.
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15
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Sold merchandise totaling $3,000 to customers using
American Express.
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20
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Received amount due from American Express, less their
14 percent discount, for sales made by customers
using American Express on February 15.
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Exercise 7.6 Computing a trade discount. LO 7-2
Vicente Company made sales using the following list
prices and trade discounts.
What amount should be recorded for each sale?
List price of $440 and trade discount of 40 percent.
List price of $540 and trade discount of 30 percent.
List price of $120 and trade discount of 20 percent.
Exercise 7.7 Computing a series of trade discounts. LO
7-2
Main Street Distributors, a wholesale firm, made sales
using the following list prices and trade discounts.
What amount should be recorded for each sale?
List price of $4,100 and trade discounts of 20 percent
and 10 percent.
List price of $4,800 and trade discounts of 20 percent
and 10 percent.
List price of $3,150 and trade discounts of 20 percent
and 10 percent.
Exercise 7.8 Recording a sale made on account, with a
sales discount. LO 7-3
On April 1, Moloney Meat Distributors sold merchandise on
account to Fronke’s Franks for
$1,900 on Invoice 1001, terms 3/10, n/30. Payment was
received in full from Fronke’s Franks, less discount, on April 10.
Required:
Record the transactions on April 1 and April 10.
Exercise 7.9 Posting to the general ledger and the
accounts receivable ledger. LO 7-4
Post the entries in the general journal below to the
Accounts Receivable account in the general ledger and to the appropriate
accounts
in the accounts receivable ledger for Calderone Company.
Assume the following account balances at January 1, 2019:
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Accounts Receivable (control account)
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$
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8,040
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Accounts Receivable—John
Gibrone
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4,900
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Accounts Receivable—Jim Garcia
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2,110
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Accounts Receivable—June Lin
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1,030
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GENERAL JOURNAL
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DATE
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DESCRIPTION
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POST.
REF.
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DEBIT
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CREDIT
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2019
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Jan.
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8
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Cash
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490
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Accounts Receivable/John Gibrone
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490
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Received partial payment on
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account from John Gibrone
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20
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Sales Returns and Allowances
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100
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Sales Tax Payable
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8
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Accounts Receivable/Jim Garcia
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108
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Accept return of defective
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merchandise, Credit
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Memorandum 121; original sale
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made on Sales Slip 11102 of
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December 27, 2018
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General Ledger
Post the entries in the general journal above to the accounts receivable
account in the general ledger for Calderone Company.
AR Ledgers
Post the entries in the general journal above to the
appropriate accounts in the accounts receivable ledger for Calderone Company.
Exercise 7.10 Preparing a schedule of accounts
receivable. LO 7-5
Post the entries in the general journal below to the
Accounts Receivable account in the general ledger and to the
appropriate accounts in the accounts receivable ledger
for Calderone Company.
Assume the following account balances at January 1, 2019:
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Accounts Receivable (control account)
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$
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9,600
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Accounts Receivable—John
Gibrone
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6,200
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Accounts Receivable—Jim Garcia
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2,240
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Accounts Receivable—June Lin
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1,160
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GENERAL JOURNAL
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DATE
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DESCRIPTION
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POST.
REF.
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DEBIT
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CREDIT
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2019
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Jan.
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8
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Cash
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620
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Accounts Receivable/John Gibrone
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620
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Received partial payment on
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account from John Gibrone
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20
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Sales Returns and Allowances
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300
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Sales Tax Payable
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24
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Accounts Receivable/Jim Garcia
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324
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Accept return of defective
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merchandise, Credit
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Memorandum 121; original sale
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made on Sales Slip 11102 of
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December 27, 2018
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Prepare a schedule of accounts receivable for Calderone
Company at January 31, 2019.
Should the total of your accounts receivable schedule
agree with the balance of the
Accounts Receivable account in the general ledger at
January 31, 2019?
Required 1
Prepare a schedule of accounts receivable for Calderone
Company at January 31, 2019.
Required 2
Should the total of your accounts receivable schedule
agree with the balance of the
Accounts
Receivable account in the general ledger at January 31, 2019?
Problem 7.1A Recording sales and cash receipts for a
retail store. LO 7-1, 7-4
The Appliance Store began operations March 1, 2019.
The firm sells its merchandise for cash and on open
account. Sales are subject to a 6 percent sales tax. During March,
The Appliance Store engaged in the following
transactions:
DATE
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TRANSACTIONS
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2019
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March
|
1
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Sold merchandise on credit to Dave Allen; issued Sales
Slip 101 for $600 plus sales tax of $36.
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4
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Sold merchandise on credit to Castor Phan; issued Sales
Slip 102 for $950 plus sales tax of $57.
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12
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Sold merchandise on credit to Chris Hughes; issued
Sales Slip 103 for $1,100 plus sales tax of $66.
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15
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Recorded cash sales for the period from March 1 to
March 15 of $6,700 plus sales tax of $402.
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25
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Sold merchandise on credit to Brian Cooley; issued
Sales Slip 104 for $900 plus sales tax of $54.
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28
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Received a check from Castor Phan of $130 to apply
toward his account.
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31
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Recorded cash sales for the period from March 16 to
March 31 of $3,600 plus sales tax of $216.
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31
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Received payment in full from Dave Allen for the sale
of March 1.
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Required:
Record the transactions in a general journal.
Post the entries from the general journal to the
appropriate general ledger accounts.
GENERAL LEDGER ACCOUNTS
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101
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Cash
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221
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Sales Tax Payable
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111
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Accounts Receivable
|
401
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Sales
|
Analyze:
What were the total cash receipts during March?
Explanation
2.
Mar 1, 2019
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Accounts Receivable/Dave
Allen ($600 + $36) = $636
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Sales Tax Payable ($600
× 6%) = $36
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Mar 4, 2019
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Accounts
Receivable/Castor Phan ($950 + $57) = $1,007
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Sales Tax Payable ($950
× 6%) = $57
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Mar 12, 2019
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Accounts
Receivable/Chris Hughes ($1,100 + $66) = $1,166
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Sales Tax Payable
($1,100 × 6%) = $66
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Mar 15, 2019
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Cash ($6,700 + $402) =
$7,102
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Sales Tax Payable
($6,700 × 6%) = $402
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Mar 25, 2019
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Accounts
Receivable/Brian Cooley ($900 + $54) = $954
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Sales Tax Payable ($900
× 6%) = $54
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Mar 31, 2019
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Cash ($3,600 + $216) =
$3,816
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Sales Tax Payable
($3,600 × 6%) = $216
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Problem 7.2A Recording sales, sales returns, and cash
receipts for a retail store. LO 7-1
Exceptional Electronics began operations September 1,
2019. The firm sells its merchandise for cash and on open account.
Sales are subject to a 7 percent sales tax. During
September, Exceptional Electronics engaged in the following transactions:
DATE
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TRANSACTIONS
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2019
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Sept.
|
1
|
Sold a high-definition television
set on credit to Candy Cho;
issued Sales Slip 101
for $3,300 plus sales tax of $231.
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3
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Sold stereo equipment on
credit to Jim Peterson; issued
Sales Slip 102 for $900
plus sales tax of $63.
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7
|
Sold a microwave oven on
credit to Bridgette Huffman; issued Sales Slip
103 for $300 plus sales
tax of $21.
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12
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Accepted return of
defective stereo equipment from Jim Peterson; issued
Credit Memorandum 101
for $200 plus sales tax of $14.
The stereo equipment was
sold on September 3.
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15
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Recorded cash sales for
the period from September 1 to September 15 of
$8,900 plus sales tax of
$623.
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16
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Sold a gas dryer on
credit to Kathy Sundstrand; issued Sales Slip 104 for
$600 plus sales tax of
$42.
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17
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Sold a home
entertainment system on credit to Mark Navalta; issued
Sales Slip 105 for
$2,300 plus sales tax of $161.
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18
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Received $790 from Candy
Cho on account.
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20
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Received payment in full
from Jim Peterson for the sale of September 3,
less the return of
September 12.
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25
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Gave Mark Navalta an
allowance because of scratches on his home entertainment
system sold on September
17, Sales Slip 105; issued Credit Memorandum 102 for
$200 plus sales tax of
$14.
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27
|
Received payment in full
from Bridgette Huffman for the sale of September 7.
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29
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Sold a dishwasher on
credit to Mark Navalta; issued Sales Slip 106 for $400
plus sales tax of $28.
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30
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Recorded cash sales for
the period from September 16 to September 30 of
$12,000 plus sales tax
of $840.
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Required:
Record the transactions in a general journal.
Analyze:
What portion of the sales during September were for entertainment items?
Assume the cash sales transactions are for
non-entertainment items.
(Hint: Do not forget to
reduce sales by any sales returns or allowances.)
Explanation
Sept. 1, 2019
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Accounts
Receivable/Candy Cho ($3,300 + $231) = $3,531
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Sales Tax Payable
($3,300 × 7%) = $231
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Sept. 3, 2019
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Accounts Receivable/Jim
Peterson ($900 + $63) = $963
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Sales Tax Payable ($900
× 7%) = $63
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Sept. 7, 2019
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Accounts
Receivable/Bridgette Huffman ($300 + $21) = $321
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Sales Tax Payable ($300
× 7%) = $21
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Sept. 12, 2019
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Sales Tax Payable ($200
× 7%) = $14
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Sept. 15, 2019
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Cash ($8,900 + $623) =
$9,523
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Sales Tax Payable
($8,900 × 7%) = $623
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Sept. 16, 2019
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Accounts
Receivable/Kathy Sundstrand ($600 + $42) = $642
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Sales Tax Payable ($600
× 7%) = $42
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Sept. 17, 2019
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Accounts Receivable/Mark
Navalta ($2,300 + $161) = $2,461
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Sales Tax Payable
($2,300 × 7%) = $161
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Sept. 20, 2019
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Cash ($963 - $214) =
$749
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Sept. 25, 2019
|
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Sales Tax Payable ($200
× 7%) = $14
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Sept. 29, 2019
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Accounts Receivable/Mark
Navalta ($400 + $28) = $428
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Sales Tax Payable ($400
× 7%) = $28
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Sept. 30, 2019
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Sales Tax Payable
($12,000 × 7%) = $840
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Analyze:
$6,100 / $28,300 = 21.55%; 21.55% of the sales in September were for
entertainment items.
Problem 7.3A Posting transactions to the general ledger
and accounts receivable ledger. LO 7-4, 7-5
Exceptional Electronics began operations September 1,
2019. The firm sells its merchandise for cash and on
open account. Sales are subject to a 7 percent sales tax.
During September, Exceptional Electronics engaged
in the following transactions.
DATE
|
TRANSACTIONS
|
2019
|
|
Sept.
|
1
|
|
Sold a high-definition
television set on credit to Candy Cho; issued Sales Slip 101 for
$2,800 plus sales tax of
$196.
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3
|
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Sold stereo equipment on
credit to Jim Peterson; issued Sales Slip 102 for $800 plus
sales tax of $56.
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7
|
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Sold a microwave oven on
credit to Bridgette Huffman; issued Sales Slip 103 for $400
plus sales tax of $28.
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12
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Accepted return of
defective stereo equipment from Jim Peterson; issued Credit
Memorandum 101 for $200
plus sales tax of $14.
The stereo equipment was
sold on September 3.
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15
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Recorded cash sales for
the period from September 1 to September 15 of $9,400
plus sales tax of $658.
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16
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Sold a gas dryer on
credit to Kathy Sundstrand; issued Sales Slip 104 for $700 plus
sales tax of $49.
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17
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Sold a home
entertainment system on credit to Mark Navalta; issued Sales Slip 105
for $1,800 plus sales
tax of $126.
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18
|
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Received $740 from Candy
Cho on account.
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20
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Received payment in full
from Jim Peterson for the sale of September 3, less the
return of September 12.
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25
|
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Gave Mark Navalta an
allowance because of scratches on his home entertainment
system sold on September
17, Sales Slip 105;
issued Credit Memorandum
102 for $300 plus sales tax of $21
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27
|
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Received payment in full
from Bridgette Huffman for the sale of September 7
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29
|
|
Sold a dishwasher on
credit to Mark Navalta; issued Sales Slip 106 for $500 plus
sales tax of $35.
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30
|
|
Recorded cash sales for
the period from September 16 to September 30 of $11,500
plus sales tax of $805.
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GENERAL LEDGER ACCOUNTS
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|
101
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Cash
|
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401
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Sales
|
111
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Accounts Receivable
|
|
421
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Sales Returns and Allowances
|
221
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Sales Tax Payable
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ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE LEDGER ACCOUNTS
Candy Cho
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Jim Peterson
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Bridgette Huffman
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Kathy Sundstrand
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Mark Navalta
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Required:
Post the entries from the general journal into the
appropriate accounts in the general ledger and in the accounts receivable
ledger.
Prepare a schedule of accounts receivable.
Analyze:
What is the amount of sales tax owed at September 30, 2019?
Explanation
2.
Date
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General Journal
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Debit
|
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Credit
|
Sept. 1, 2019
|
Accounts Receivable/Candy
Cho ($2,800 + $196)
|
2,996
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Sales
|
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|
2,800
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Sales Tax Payable
($2,800 × 7%)
|
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196
|
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Sept. 3, 2019
|
Accounts Receivable/Jim
Peterson ($800 + $56)
|
856
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Sales
|
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|
800
|
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Sales Tax Payable ($800
× 7%)
|
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56
|
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Sept. 7, 2019
|
Accounts
Receivable/Bridgette Huffman ($400 + $28)
|
428
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Sales
|
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|
400
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Sales Tax Payable ($400
× 7%)
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28
|
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Sept. 12, 2019
|
Sales Returns and
Allowances
|
200
|
|
|
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Sales Tax Payable ($200
× 7%)
|
14
|
|
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Accounts Receivable/Jim
Peterson
|
|
|
214
|
|
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Sept. 15, 2019
|
Cash ($9,400 + $658)
|
10,058
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Sales
|
|
|
9,400
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Sales Tax Payable
($9,400 × 7%)
|
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658
|
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Sept. 16, 2019
|
Accounts
Receivable/Kathy Sundstrand ($700 + $49)
|
749
|
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Sales
|
|
|
700
|
|
Sales Tax Payable ($700
× 7%)
|
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49
|
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Sept. 17, 2019
|
Accounts Receivable/Mark
Navalta ($1,800 + $126)
|
1,926
|
|
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Sales
|
|
|
1,800
|
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Sales Tax Payable
($1,800 × 7%)
|
|
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126
|
|
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Sept. 18, 2019
|
Cash
|
740
|
|
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Accounts Receivable/Candy
Cho
|
|
|
740
|
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Sept. 20, 2019
|
Cash ($856 – $214)
|
642
|
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Accounts Receivable/Jim
Peterson
|
|
|
642
|
|
|
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Sept. 25, 2019
|
Sales Returns and
Allowances
|
300
|
|
|
|
Sales Tax Payable ($300
× 7%)
|
21
|
|
|
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Accounts Receivable/Mark
Navalta
|
|
|
321
|
|
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Sept. 27, 2019
|
Cash
|
428
|
|
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Accounts
Receivable/Bridgette Huffman
|
|
|
428
|
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Sept. 29, 2019
|
Accounts Receivable/Mark
Navalta
|
535
|
|
|
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Sales
|
|
|
500
|
|
Sales Tax Payable ($500
× 7%)
|
|
|
35
|
|
|
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Sept. 30, 2019
|
Cash
|
12,305
|
|
|
|
Sales
|
|
|
11,500
|
|
Sales Tax Payable
($11,500 × 7%)
|
|
|
805
|
Problem 7.4A Recording sales, sales returns, cash
discounts, and cash receipts for a wholesale business. LO 7-1, 7-3
Incredible Sounds is a wholesale business that sells
musical instruments.
Transactions involving sales and cash receipts for the
firm during April 2019 follow.
The firm sells its merchandise for cash and on open
account. During April, Incredible Sounds engaged in the following transactions:
DATE
|
TRANSACTIONS
|
2019
|
|
April
|
1
|
Sold merchandise for
$3,100 to Alto Music Center; issued Invoice 3912 with terms of 3/10, n/30.
|
|
3
|
Received a check for
$1,261 from Music Supply Store in payment of Invoice 2718 of March 25
($1,300), less cash
discount ($39).
|
|
5
|
Sold merchandise
totaling $1,375 in cash to a new customer who has not yet established credit.
|
|
7
|
Merchandise of $70 sold
on April 5 is returned for a cash refund.
|
|
8
|
Sold merchandise for
$5,100 to Music Warehouse; issued Invoice 3913 with terms of 3/10, n/30.
|
|
10
|
Received payment from
Alto Music Center in payment of Invoice 3912, less cash discount.
|
|
15
|
Accepted a return of
damaged merchandise from Music Warehouse; issued Credit Memorandum
105 for $1,600.
The original sale was
made on Invoice 3913 on April 8.
|
|
17
|
Received payment from
Music Warehouse for the sale of April 8, less the return on April 15;
Music Warehouse deducted
the appropriate cash discount from its payment.
|
|
19
|
Received a check for
$1,600 as payment in full from Oldies Sounds for Invoice 3850 dated March 20.
|
|
20
|
Sold merchandise for
$9,800 to Hawk Music Center; issued Invoice 3914 with terms of 3/10, n/30.
|
|
25
|
Sold merchandise for
$9,400 to Modern Sounds; issued Invoice 3915 with terms of 2/10, n/30.
|
|
26
|
Sold merchandise for
$7,200 to Country Tunes; issued Invoice 3916 with terms of 2/10, n/30.
|
|
27
|
Accepted a return of
damaged merchandise from Modern Sounds; issued Credit Memorandum
106 for $360. The
original sale was made on Invoice 3915 on April 25.
|
|
29
|
Received payment from
Hawk Music Center for the sale of April 20, less cash discount.
|
|
30
|
Sold merchandise for
$1,800 to Oldies Sounds; issued Invoice 3917 with terms of 2/10, n/30.
|
Required:
Record the transactions in a general journal.
Analyze:
What was the amount of the cash discount taken by Hawk Music Center on April
29?
Explanation
April 10, 2019
|
|
Sales Discounts ($3,100
× 3%) = $93
|
|
|
Cash ($3,100 - $93) =
$3,007
|
|
|
|
April 17, 2019
|
|
Sales Discounts (($5,100
– $1,600) × 3%) = 105
|
|
|
Cash ($3,500 – $105) =
3,395
|
|
|
|
April 29, 2019
|
|
Sales Discounts ($9,800
× 3%) = 294
|
|
|
Cash ($9,800 – $294) =
9,506
|
Problem 7.5A Posting transactions to the general ledger
and accounts receivable ledger. LO 7-4, 7-5
Incredible Sounds is a wholesale business that sells
musical instruments.
Transactions involving sales and cash receipts for the
firm during April 2019 follow.
The firm sells its merchandise for cash and on open
account. During April, Incredible Sounds engaged in the following transactions:
DATE
|
TRANSACTIONS
|
2019
|
|
April
|
1
|
Sold merchandise for
$2,500 to Alto Music Center; issued Invoice 3912 with terms of 3/10, n/30.
|
|
3
|
Received a check for $970
from Music Supply Store in payment of Invoice 2718 of March 25
($1,000), less cash
discount ($30).
|
|
5
|
Sold merchandise
totaling $1,225 in cash to a new customer who has not yet established credit.
|
|
7
|
Merchandise of $70 sold
on April 5 is returned for a cash refund.
|
|
8
|
Sold merchandise for
$4,500 to Music Warehouse, issued Invoice 3913 with terms of 3/10, n/30.
|
|
10
|
Received payment from
Alto Music Center in payment of Invoice 3912, less cash discount.
|
|
15
|
Accepted a return of
damaged merchandise from Music Warehouse; issued Credit Memorandum
105 for $1,300. The
original sale was made on Invoice 3913 on April 8.
|
|
17
|
Received payment from
Music Warehouse for the sale of April 8, less the return on April 15;
Music Warehouse deducted
the appropriate cash discount from its payment.
|
|
19
|
Received a check for
$1,300 as payment in full from Oldies Sounds for Invoice 3850 dated March 20.
|
|
20
|
Sold merchandise for
$9,200 to Hawk Music Center; issued Invoice 3914 with terms of 3/10, n/30.
|
|
25
|
Sold merchandise for
$8,800 to Modern Sounds; issued Invoice 3915 with terms of 2/10, n/30.
|
|
26
|
Sold merchandise for
$6,600 to Country Tunes; issued Invoice 3916 with terms of 2/10, n/30.
|
|
27
|
Accepted a return of
damaged merchandise from Modern Sounds; issued Credit Memorandum
106 for $300. The
original sale was made on Invoice 3915 on April 25.
|
|
29
|
Received payment from
Hawk Music Center for the sale of April 20, less cash discount.
|
|
30
|
Sold merchandise for
$1,200 to Oldies Sounds; issued Invoice 3917 with terms of 2/10, n/30.
|
Required:
Post the above transactions to the appropriate accounts
in the general ledger and in the accounts receivable ledger.
Prepare a schedule of accounts receivable.
GENERAL LEDGER ACCOUNTS
|
101
|
Cash, $25,400 Dr.
|
451
|
Sales Returns and Allowances
|
111
|
Accounts Receivable, $2,300 Dr.
|
452
|
Sales Discounts
|
401
|
Sales
|
|
|
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE LEDGER ACCOUNTS
|
|
Alto Music Center
|
|
Music Supply Store
|
$
|
1,000
|
|
Country Tunes
|
|
Music Warehouse
|
|
|
|
Hawk Music Center
|
|
Oldies Sounds
|
$
|
1,300
|
|
Modern Sounds
|
|
|
|
|
Post the above transactions to the appropriate accounts
in the general ledger and in the accounts receivable ledger.
Prepare a schedule of accounts receivable
Analyze:
What were the total sales on account in April, prior to any returns,
allowances, or discounts?
Explanation
2.
Date
|
General Journal
|
Debit
|
|
Credit
|
April 01, 2019
|
Accounts Receivable/Alto
Music Center
|
2,500
|
|
|
|
Sales
|
|
|
2,500
|
|
|
|
|
|
April 03, 2019
|
Sales discounts
|
30
|
|
|
|
Cash
|
970
|
|
|
|
Accounts
receivable/Music Supply Store
|
|
|
1,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
April 05, 2019
|
Cash
|
1,225
|
|
|
|
Sales
|
|
|
1,225
|
|
|
|
|
|
April 07, 2019
|
Sales Returns and
Allowances
|
70
|
|
|
|
Cash
|
|
|
70
|
|
|
|
|
|
April 08, 2019
|
Accounts
receivable/Music Warehouse
|
4,500
|
|
|
|
Sales
|
|
|
4,500
|
|
|
|
|
|
April 10, 2019
|
Sales discounts
|
75
|
|
|
|
Cash
|
2,425
|
|
|
|
Accounts receivable/Alto
Music Center
|
|
|
2,500
|
|
|
|
|
|
April 15, 2019
|
Sales returns and allowances
|
1,300
|
|
|
|
Accounts
receivable/Music Warehouse
|
|
|
1,300
|
|
|
|
|
|
April 17, 2019
|
Sales discounts (($4,500
– $1,300) × 3%)
|
96
|
|
|
|
Cash ($3,200 – $96)
|
3,104
|
|
|
|
Accounts
receivable/Music Warehouse
|
|
|
3,200
|
|
|
|
|
|
April 19, 2019
|
Cash
|
1,300
|
|
|
|
Accounts
Receivable/Oldies Sounds
|
|
|
1,300
|
|
|
|
|
|
April 20, 2019
|
Accounts receivable/Hawk
Music Center
|
9,200
|
|
|
|
Sales
|
|
|
9,200
|
|
|
|
|
|
April 25, 2019
|
Accounts
receivable/Modern Sounds
|
8,800
|
|
|
|
Sales
|
|
|
8,800
|
|
|
|
|
|
April 26, 2019
|
Accounts
receivable/Country Tunes
|
6,600
|
|
|
|
Sales
|
|
|
6,600
|
|
|
|
|
|
April 27, 2019
|
Sales returns and
allowances
|
300
|
|
|
|
Accounts
receivable/Modern Sounds
|
|
|
300
|
|
|
|
|
|
April 29, 2019
|
Sales discounts ($9,200
× 3%)
|
276
|
|
|
|
Cash ($9,200 – $276)
|
8,924
|
|
|
|
Accounts receivable/Hawk
Music Center
|
|
|
9,200
|
|
|
|
|
|
April 30, 2019
|
Accounts
receivable/Oldies Sounds
|
1,200
|
|
|
|
Sales
|
|
|
1,200
|
|
Problem 7.6A Recording sales made for cash, on open account,
and with credit cards. LO 7-1, 7-2, 7-4
Royal Gift Shop sells cards, supplies, and various
holiday greeting cards.
Sales to retail customers are subject to an 8 percent
sales tax.
The firm sells its merchandise for cash; to customers
using bank credit cards, such as MasterCard and Visa; and
to customers using American Express.
The bank credit cards charge a 1 percent fee. American
Express charges a 2 percent fee.
Royal Gift Shop also grants trade discounts to certain
wholesale customers who place large orders.
These orders are not subject to sales tax. During
February 2019, Royal Gift Shop engaged in the following transactions:
DATE
|
TRANSACTIONS
|
2019
|
|
Feb.
|
1
|
Sold crystal goods to
Lovely Kitchens, a wholesale customer.
The list price is $3,100,
with a 30 percent trade discount.
This sale is not subject
to sales tax. Issued Invoice 5950 with terms of n/15.
|
|
15
|
Recorded cash sales for
the period from February 1 to February 15 of $7,600 plus sales tax of $608.
|
|
15
|
Recorded sales for the
period from February 1 to February 15 to customers using bank credit
cards of $11,100 plus
sales tax of $888.
(Record the 1 percent
credit card expense at this time.)
|
|
16
|
Received a check from
Lovely Kitchens in payment of Invoice 5950 dated February 1.
|
|
16
|
Sold merchandise to
customers using American Express for $7,100 plus sales tax of $568.
|
|
17
|
Sold a set of Roman
statues to Beautiful Bedrooms, a wholesale customer.
The list price is
$7,100, with a 20 percent trade discount. This sale is not subject to sales
tax.
Issued Invoice 5951 with
terms of n/15.
|
|
20
|
Received payment from
American Express for the amount billed on February 16, less a 2 percent
credit card expense.
|
|
27
|
Received a check from
Beautiful Bedrooms in payment of Invoice 5951 dated February 17.
|
|
28
|
Recorded cash sales for
the period from February 16 to February 28 of $6,800 plus sales tax of $544.
|
|
28
|
Recorded sales for the
period from February 16 to February 28 to customers using bank credit
cards of $15,000 plus sales
tax of $1,200.
(Record the 1 percent
credit card expense at this time.)
|
|
28
|
Sold merchandise to
customers using American Express for $8,300 plus sales tax of $664.
|
Required:
Record the transactions in a general journal.
Post the entries from the general journal to the
appropriate accounts in the general ledger.
GENERAL LEDGER ACCOUNTS
|
101
|
Cash, $21,330 Dr.
|
401
|
Sales
|
121
|
Accounts Receivable
|
521
|
Credit Card Expense
|
222
|
Sales Tax Payable
|
|
|
Record the transactions in a general journal.
(Round your intermediate
calculations and final answers to 2 decimal places.)
Post the entries from the general journal to the
appropriate accounts in the general ledger.
Analyze:
What was the total credit card expense incurred in February?
Explanation
2.
Feb. 1
|
|
Sales [$3,100 − ($3,100
× 30%)] = $2,170
|
|
|
|
Feb. 15
|
|
Cash ($7,600 + $608) =
$8,208
|
|
|
Sales Tax Payable
($7,600 × 8%) = $608
|
|
|
|
Feb. 15
|
|
Credit Card Expense ($11,100
+ $888) × 1% = $119.88
|
|
|
Cash ($11,100 + $888 −
$119.88) = $11,868.12
|
|
|
Sales Tax Payable
($11,100 × 8%) = $888
|
|
|
|
Feb. 16
|
|
Sales Tax Payable
($7,100 × 8%) = $568
|
|
|
|
Feb. 17
|
|
Sales [$7,100 − ($7,100
× 20%)] = $5,680
|
|
|
|
Feb. 20
|
|
Credit Card Expense
($7,668 × 2%) = $153.36
|
|
|
Cash ($7,668 − $153.36)
= $7,514.64
|
|
|
|
Feb. 28
|
|
Cash ($6,800 + $544) =
$7,344
|
|
|
Sales Tax Payable
($6,800 × 8%) = $544
|
|
|
|
Feb. 28
|
|
Credit Card Expense
($15,000 + $1,200) × 1% = $162
|
|
|
Cash ($15,000 + $1,200 −
$162) = $16,038
|
|
|
Sales Tax Payable
($15,000 × 8%) = $1,200
|
|
|
|
Feb. 28
|
|
Sales Tax Payable
($8,300 × 8%) = $664
|
Suppose the list price of goods is $1,500 and the trade
discount is 40 percent.
What is the net price? (List price - trade discount)
$900
1,500 – (1,500 x .40) =
900
Suppose the list price is $1,500 and the trade discount
is quoted as a series of 25 and 15 percent.
What is the net price? (List price - first discount -
second discount)
$956.25
1,500 - 375.00 - 168.75 = 956.25
Firms that do a large volume of business with credit card
companies might use separate ____________ ___________ accounts.
general ledger
At the end of each month, after all the accounts have
been posted, Maxx-Out Sporting Goods prepares
the _______ ________ ____________.
sales tax return
Three accounts are involved in the sales tax return:
Sales Tax Payable, Sales, Sales Returns and Allowances
What are the three types of business operations?
service, merchandising, and manufacturing
What is another name for a merchandising business?
retailer
Retailers of merchandising business sell _____________ to
the customer.
directly
Merchandise inventory
is the stock of goods a merchandising business keeps
on hand.
Merchandise Inventory is an asset account which will
appear on the _____________ ____________.
balance sheet
Because of the complexity of buying and then reselling
that merchandise and having to keep track of customer
purchases/payments, etc., a __________________ may need
to use special journals and subsidiary ledgers
to record its business _______________________.
merchandiser, transactions
A ____________ _____________ is a journal used to record
only one specific type of transaction.
special journal
A subsidiary ledger is a ____________________
______________ for an account in the general ledger.
supporting ledger
There are several special journals which are very common
in business including:
Sales, Purchases, Cash receipts, and Cash payments
The ______________________ ___________________ is NOT a
special journal, but it is used for transactions
that are not journalized in any special journal.
General Journal
The four credit sales require twelve postings to the
general ledger:
Four postings to Accounts Receivable
Four postings to Sales Tax Payable
Four postings to Sales
The __________ ___________ tells us who the customer is
and the sales amount, the sales tax charges
and the total amount that the customer must pay.
sales slip
In a __________ journal, only one line is needed to
record all information for each transaction, which helps avoid repetition.
sales
First, we enter the date, then the ________ __________
_____________, then the customer's name.
sales slip number
Next, enter the Sales amount __________ ___________ in
the Sales column.
before taxes
Then enter the sales tax owed in the ________ __________
_____________ column and finally,
enter the total of the sales slip in the Accounts
Receivable column.
Sales Tax Payable
Even in a special journal, the total of the __________________.
debits must equal the total of the credits
A ________ _____________has specialized columns for
accounts that are used most often.
sales journal
Once the journal has been ____________ and checked for
______________, then the column totals are ready
to be posted.
footed, equality
With a ___________ journal, it is not necessary to post
each sale individually.
sale
Instead ________________ _______________ are made at the
end of the month based on the column totals of the sales journal.
summary postings
In a retail business such as Maxx-Out Sporting Goods, the
data needed for each entry is taken from a copy
of the customer's _________ __________.
sales slip
Post from the sales journal to the ___________
______________ accounts.
general ledger
The ______________ ________________ ledger has three
money columns.
accounts receivable
The ___________________ column is presumed to contain
debit amounts.
Balance
Post from the sales journal to the ____________ ___________
in the accounts receivable subsidiary ______________.
customer's accounts, ledger
A comparison of the total of the schedule of accounts
_________________ and the balance of the Accounts
Receivable accounts shows that the two figures are ______
___________.
receivable, the same
The basic procedures used by __________________ to handle
sales and accounts receivable are _______ __________ as those used by
_______________.
wholesalers, the same, retailers
Many wholesalers offer Cash discounts and __________
discounts.
Trade
What discounts do wholesalers offer?
Cash and Trade
Open-account credit is an example of types of ___________
sales.
credit
Business credit cards are an example of types of
___________ sales.
credit
Bank credit cards are an example of types of _________
sales.
credit
Cards issued by credit card companies are an example of
types of ____________ sales.
credit
Record credit card sales in appropriate ________________.
journals
Businesses that have few transactions with credit card
companies normally ____________ the amounts
of such sales to the usual Accounts Receivable account in
the general ledger and ___________ them to
the same Sales account that is used for cash sales and
other types of credit sales.
debit, credit
Payment from a credit card company is recorded in the
______ _______________ journal.
cash receipts
With a __________ _________________ it is not necessary
to post each credit sale individually to general ledger accounts.
sales journal
Instead, _________________ ___________________ are made
at the end of the month after the transaction amount
columns of the sales journal are totaled.
summary postings
Sales taxes apply only to _______________ transactions.
retail
A _________________ business does not need to account for
sales taxes.
wholesale
The __________ journal has a single amount column.
sales
The volume of both sales and profits will increase if
buyers are given a period of a month or more to
pay for the goods or services they purchase. This is
_______________ of Credit Sales.
advantages
Each __________ sale recorded in the sales journal is
posted to the appropriate customer's account in
the accounts receivable subsidiary ledger.
credit
When a credit customer pays an outstanding bill, the cash
collected is first recorded in a _____________.
cash receipts journal
A _________ is entered in the accounting records when the
goods are _________ or the service is provided.
sale, sold
If something is wrong with the goods or service, the firm
may allow a _________ __________ or give a sales _____________.
sales return, allowance
A _________ to the Sales Returns and Allowances account
is preferred to making a direct ________ to the Sales.
debit, debit
Each sales return or allowance must be posted from the
_____________ to the appropriate customer's account in the
accounts receivable subsidiary ledger.
journal
The use of an _____________ ____________________ ledger
does not eliminate the need for the Accounts Receivable
account in the general ledger.
accounts receivable
The Accounts Receivable account (in the General Ledger)
is now considered a _____________ account.
control
At the end of each month, after all the postings have
been made, the balances in the ____________ ledger must
be proved against the balance of the Accounts Receivable
general ledger account.
accounts receivable
The _________________ _________________ account numbers
are entered in parentheses under column totals.
general ledger
|