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Prepare journal entries to record each of the following transactions of a merchandising company. The company uses a perpetual inventory system and the gross method.

Nov. 5 Purchased 600 units of product at a cost of $10 per unit. Terms of the sale are 2∕10, n∕60; the invoice is dated November 5.

7 Returned 25 defective units from the November 5 purchase and received full credit.

15 Paid the amount due from the November 5 purchase, less the return on November 7.

Short Answer

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Both sides of the journal entry total to$12,000.

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01

Definition of Accounts Payable

The account that reflects the money still unpaid to the credit suppliers of the business entity is known as account payable. Such liability is determined as a current liability.

02

Journal entries

Date

Accounts and Explanation

Debit $

Credit $

5 Nov

Merchandise inventory

$6,000

Accounts payable

$6,000

7 Nov

Accounts payable

250

Merchandise inventory

250

15 Nov

Accounts payable

5,750

Discount received

115

Cash

5,635

$12,000

$12,000

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Most popular questions from this chapter

Enter the letter for each term in the blank space beside the definition that it most closely matches.

A. Sales discount

E. FOB shipping point

H. Purchase discount

B. Credit period

F. Gross profit

I. Cash discount

C. Discount period

G. Merchandise inventory

J. Trade discount

D. FOB destination

1. Goods a company owns and expects to sell to its customers.

2. Time period that can pass before a customer’s payment is due.

3. Seller’s description of a cash discount granted to buyers in return for early payment.

4. Reduction below list or catalog price that is negotiated in setting the price of goods.

5. Ownership of goods is transferred when the seller delivers goods to the carrier.

6. Purchaser’s description of a cash discount received from a supplier of goods.

7. Reduction in a receivable or payable if it is paid within the discount period.

8. Difference between net sales and the cost of goods sold.

9. Time period in which a cash discount is available.

10. Ownership of goods is transferred when delivered to the buyer’s place of business.

Prepare journal entries to record the following merchandising transactions of Cabela’s, which uses the perpetual inventory system and the gross method. (Hint: It will help to identify each receivable and payable; for example, record the purchase on July 1 in Accounts Payable—Boden.)

July 1 Purchased merchandise from Boden Company for \(6,000 under credit terms of 1∕15, n∕30, FOB shipping point, invoice dated July 1.

2 Sold merchandise to Creek Co. for \)900 under credit terms of 2∕10, n∕60, FOB shipping point, invoice dated July 2. The merchandise had cost \(500.

3 Paid \)125 cash for freight charges on the purchase of July 1.

8 Sold merchandise that had cost \(1,300 for \)1,700 cash.

9 Purchased merchandise from Leight Co. for \(2,200 under credit terms of 2∕15, n∕60, FOB destination, invoice dated July 9.

11 Received a \)200 credit memorandum from Leight Co. for the return of part of the merchandise purchased on July 9.

12 Received the balance due from Creek Co. for the invoice dated July 2, net of the discount.

16 Paid the balance due to Boden Company within the discount period.

19 Sold merchandise that cost \(800 to Art Co. for \)1,200 under credit terms of 2∕15, n∕60, FOB shipping point, invoice dated July 19.

21 Issued a \(100 credit memorandum to Art Co. for an allowance on goods sold on July 19.

24 Paid Leight Co. the balance due, net of discount.

30 Received the balance due from Art Co. for the invoice dated July 19, net of discount.

31 Sold merchandise that cost \)4,800 to Creek Co. for $7,000 under credit terms of 2∕10, n∕60, FOB shipping point, invoice dated July 31.

Valley Company’s adjusted trial balance on August 31, 2017, its fiscal year-end, follows.

Debit

Credit

Merchandise inventory

\(41,000

Other (noninventory) assets

130,400

Total liabilities

\)25,000

Common stock

10,000

Retained earnings

94,550

Dividends

8,000

Sales

225,600

Sales discount

2,250

Sales return and allowances

12,000

Cost of goods sold

74,500

Sales salaries expenses

32,000

Rent expenses – selling space

8,000

Store supplies expenses

1,500

Advertising expenses

13,000

Office salaries expenses

28,500

Rent expenses – office space

3,600

Office supplies expenses

400

Total

\(355,150

\)355,150

On August 31, 2016, merchandise inventory was \(25,400. Supplementary records of merchandising activities for the year ended August 31, 2017, reveal the following itemized costs.

Invoice cost of merchandise purchased

\)92,000

Purchase discount received

2,000

Purchase return and allowances

4,500

Cost of transportation-in

4,600

Required

1. Compute the company’s net sales for the year.

2. Compute the company’s total cost of merchandise purchased for the year.

3. Prepare a multiple-step income statement that includes separate categories for net sales, cost of goods sold, selling expenses, and general and administrative expenses.

4. Prepare a single-step income statement that includes these expense categories: cost of goods sold, selling expenses, and general and administrative expenses.

Answer each of the following questions related to international accounting standards.

a. Explain how the accounting for merchandise purchases and sales is different between accounting under IFRS versus U.S. GAAP.

b. Income statements prepared under IFRS usually report an item titled finance costs. What do finance costs refer to?

c. U.S. GAAP prohibits alternative measures of income reported on the income statement. Does IFRS permit such alternative measures on the income statement?

Income statement information for adidas Group, a German footwear, apparel, and accessories manufacturer, for the year ended December 31, 2014, follows. The company applies IFRS and reports its results in millions of euros. Prepare its calendar-year 2014 (1) multiple-step income statement and (2) single-step income statement.

Net income

€564

Financial income

19

Financial expenses

67

Operating profit

883

Cost of sales

7,610

Income tax

271

Income before taxes

835

Gross profit

6,924

Royalty and commission income

102

Other operating income

138

Other operating expenses

6,281

Net sales

14,534

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