1. On July 15, Piper Company sold $16,000 of merchandise (costing $8,000) for cash. The sales tax rate is 4%. On August 1, Piper sent the sales tax collected from the sale to the government. 2. On November 3, the Milwaukee Bucks sold a six-game pack of advance tickets for $480 cash. On November 20, the Bucks played the first game of the six-game pack (this represented one-sixth of the advance ticket sales). 1. Record entries for the July 15 and August 1 transactions. 2. Record the entries for the November 3 and November 20 transactions

1. On July 15, Piper Company sold $16,000 of merchandise (costing $8,000) for cash. The sales tax rate is 4%. On August 1, Piper sent the sales tax collected from the sale to the government. 2. On November 3, the Milwaukee Bucks sold a six-game pack of advance tickets for $480 cash. On November 20, the Bucks played the first game of the six-game pack (this represented one-sixth of the advance ticket sales). 1. Record entries for the July 15 and August 1 transactions. 2. Record the entries for the November 3 and November 20 transactions

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