Best Buy is a specialty retailer of consumer electronics, including personal computers,entertainment software, and appliances. Best Buy operates retail stores in addition to theBest Buy, Media Play, On Cue, and Magnolia Hi-Fi websites. For two recent years, BestBuy reported the following (in millions):Year 2Year 1Sales$39,528$40,339Accounts receivable at end of year1,1621,280Assume that the accounts receivable (in millions) were $1,308 at the beginning offiscal Year 1.1. Compute the accounts receivable turnover for Year 2 and Year 1. Round to two decimalplaces.2. Compute the days' sales in receivables at the end of Year 2 and Year 1. Use 365 daysand round to one decimal place.What conclusions can be drawn from (1) and (2) regarding Best Buy's3.efficiency in collecting receivables?4.What assumption did we make about sales for the Best Buy ratio computa-tions that might distort the ratios and therefore cause the ratios not to be comparablefor Year 2 and Year 1?

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Apple Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets personal computers and related personal computing and communicating solutions for sale primarily to education, creative, consumer, and business customers. Substantially all of the companys sales over the last five years are from sales of its Macs, iPods, iPads, and related software and peripherals. For two recent fiscal years, Apple reported the following (in millions): Assume that the accounts receivable (in millions) were 24,094 at the beginning of fiscal Year 1. 1. Compute the accounts receivable turnover for Year 2 and Year 1. Round to two decimal places. 2. Compute the days sales in receivables at the end of Year 2 and Year 1. Use 365 days and round to one decimal place. 3. What conclusions can be drawn from (1) and (2) regarding Apples efficiency in collecting receivables?
The following transactions were completed by Hammond Auto Supply during January, which is the first month of this fiscal year. Terms of sale are 2/10, n/30. The balances of the accounts as of January 1 have been recorded in the general ledger in your Working Papers or in CengageNow. Hammond Auto Supply does not track cash sales by customer. Jan. 2Issued Ck. No. 6981 to JSS Management Company for monthly rent, 775. 2J. Hammond, the owner, invested an additional 3,500 in the business. 4Bought merchandise on account from Valencia and Company, invoice no. A691, 2,930; terms 2/10, n/30; dated January 2. 4Received check from Vega Appliance for 980 in payment of 1,000 invoice less discount. 4Sold merchandise on account to L. Paul, invoice no. 6483, 850. 6Received check from Petty, Inc., 637, in payment of 650 invoice less discount. 7Issued Ck. No. 6982, 588, to Fischer and Son, in payment of invoice no. C1272 for 600 less discount. 7Bought supplies on account from Doyle Office Supply, invoice no. 1906B, 108; terms net 30 days. 7Sold merchandise on account to Ellison and Clay, invoice no. 6484, 787. 9Issued credit memo no. 43 to L. Paul, 54, for merchandise returned. 11Cash sales for January 1 through January 10, 4,863.20. 11Issued Ck. No. 6983, 2,871.40, to Valencia and Company, in payment of 2,930 invoice less discount. 14Sold merchandise on account to Vega Appliance, invoice no. 6485, 2,050. Jan. 18Bought merchandise on account from Costa Products, invoice no. 7281D, 4,854; terms 2/10, n/60; dated January 16; FOB shipping point, freight prepaid and added to the invoice, 147 (total 5,001). 21Issued Ck. No. 6984, 194, to M. Miller for miscellaneous expenses not recorded previously. 21Cash sales for January 11 through January 20, 4,591. 23Issued Ck. No. 6985 to Forbes Freight, 96, for freight charges on merchandise purchased on January 4. 23Received credit memo no. 163, 376, from Costa Products for merchandise returned. 29Sold merchandise on account to Bruce Supply, invoice no. 6486, 1,835. 31Cash sales for January 21 through January 31, 4,428. 31Issued Ck. No. 6986, 53, to M. Miller for miscellaneous expenses not recorded previously. 31Recorded payroll entry from the payroll register: total salaries, 6,200; employees federal income tax withheld, 872; FICA Social Security tax withheld, 384.40, FICA Medicare tax withheld, 89.90. 31Recorded the payroll taxes: Social Security tax, 384.40, FICA Medicare tax, 89.90; state unemployment tax, 334.80; federal unemployment tax, 37.20. 31Issued Ck. No. 6987, 4,853.70, for salaries for the month. 31J. Hammond, the owner, withdrew 1,000 for personal use, Ck. No. 6988. Required 1. Record the transactions for January using a sales journal, page 73; a purchases journal, page 56; a cash receipts journal, page 38; a cash payments journal, page 45; and a general journal, page 100. Assume the periodic inventory method is used. 2. Post daily all entries involving customer accounts to the accounts receivable ledger. 3. Post daily all entries involving creditor accounts to the accounts payable ledger. 4. Post daily those entries involving the Other Accounts columns and the general journal to the general ledger. Write the owners name in the Capital and Drawing accounts. 5. Add the columns of the special journals and prove the equality of the debit and credit totals. 6. Post the appropriate totals of the special journals to the general ledger. 7. Prepare a trial balance. 8. Prepare a schedule of accounts receivable and a schedule of accounts payable. Do the totals equal the balances of the related controlling accounts?
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Homeland Plus specializes in home goods and accessories. In order for the company to expand its business, the company takes out a long-term loan in the amount of $650,000. Assume that any loans are created on January 1. The terms of the loan include a periodic payment plan, where interest payments are accumulated each year but are only computed against the outstanding principal balance during that current period. The annual interest rate is 8.5%. Each year on December 31, the company pays down the principal balance by $80,000. This payment is considered part of the outstanding principal balance when computing the interest accumulation that also occurs on December 31 of that year. A. Determine the outstanding principal balance on December 31 of the first year that is computed for interest. B. Compute the interest accrued on December 31 of the first year. C. Make a journal entry to record interest accumulated during the first year, but not paid as of December 31 of that first year.
On December 1 of the current year, Jordan Inc. assigns 125,000 of its accounts receivable to McLaughlin Company for cash. McLaughlin Company charges a 750 service fee, advances 85% of Jordans accounts receivable, and charges an annual interest rate of 9% on any outstanding loan balance. Prepare the related journal entries for Jordan. Refer to RE6-10. On December 31, Jordan Inc. received 50,000 on assigned accounts. Prepare Jordans journal entries to record the cash receipt and the payment to McLaughlin.
Review the following transactions and prepare any necessary journal entries. A. On January 5, Bunnet Co. purchases 350 aprons (Supplies) at $25 per apron from a supplier, on credit. Terms of the purchase are 3/10, n/30 from the invoice date of January 5. B. On February 18, Melon Construction receives advance cash payment from a client for construction services in the amount of $20,000. Melon had yet to provide construction services as of February 18. C. On March 21, Noonan Smoothies sells 875 smoothies for $4 cash per smoothie. The sales tax rate is 6.5%. D. On June 7, Organic Methods paid a portion of their noncurrent note in the amount of $9,340 cash.
Air Compressors Inc. purchases compressor parts for its inventory from a supplier. The following transactions take place during the current year: A. On April 5, the company purchases 400 parts for $8.30 per part, on credit. Terms of the purchase are 4/ 10, n/30, invoice dated April 5. B. On May 5, Air Compressors does not pay the amount due and renegotiates with the supplier. The supplier agrees to $400 cash immediately as partial payment on note payable due, converting the debt owed into a short-term note, with a 7% annual interest rate, payable in three months from May 5. C. On August 5, Air Compressors pays its account in full. Record the journal entries to recognize the initial purchase, the conversion plus cash, and the payment.
The following transactions were completed by Yang Restaurant Equipment during January, the first month of this fiscal year. Terms of sale are 2/10, n/30. The balances of the accounts as of January 1 have been recorded in the general ledger in your Working Papers or in CengageNow. Yang Restaurant Equipment does not track cash sales by customer. Jan. 2Issued Ck. No. 6981 to Tri-County Management Company for monthly rent, 850. 2L. Yang, the owner, invested an additional 4,500 in the business. 4Bought merchandise on account from Valentine and Company, invoice no. A694, 2,830; terms 2/10, n/30; dated January 2. 4Received check from Velez Appliance for 980 in payment of invoice for 1,000 less discount. 4Sold merchandise on account to L. Parrish, invoice no. 6483, 755. 6Received check from Peck, Inc., 637, in payment of 650 invoice less discount. 7Issued Ck. No. 6982, 588, to Frost and Son, in payment of invoice no. C127 for 600 less discount. 7Bought supplies on account from Dudley Office Supply, invoice no. 190B, 93.54; terms net 30 days. 7Sold merchandise on account to Ewing and Charles, invoice no. 6484, 1,115. 9Issued credit memo no. 43 to L. Parrish, 47, for merchandise returned. 11Cash sales for January 1 through January 10, 4,454.87. 11Issued Ck. No. 6983, 2,773.40, to Valentine and Company, in payment of 2,830 invoice less discount. 14Sold merchandise on account to Velez Appliance, invoice no. 6485, 2,100. 14Received check from L. Parrish, 693.84, in payment of 755 invoice, less return of 47 and less discount. Jan. 19Bought merchandise on account from Crawford Products, invoice no. 7281, 3,700; terms 2/10, n/60; dated January 16; FOB shipping point, freight prepaid and added to invoice, 142 (total 3,842). 21Issued Ck. No. 6984, 245, to A. Bautista for miscellaneous expenses not recorded previously. 21Cash sales for January 11 through January 20, 3,689. 23Received credit memo no. 163, 87, from Crawford Products for merchandise returned. 29Sold merchandise on account to Bradford Supply, invoice no. 6486, 1,697.20. 29Issued Ck. No. 6985 to Western Freight, 64, for freight charges on merchandise purchased January 4. 31Cash sales for January 21 through January 31, 3,862. 31Issued Ck. No. 6986, 65, to M. Pineda for miscellaneous expenses not recorded previously. 31Recorded payroll entry from the payroll register: total salaries, 5,899.95; employees federal income tax withheld, 795; FICA Social Security tax withheld, 365.80, FICA Medicare tax withheld, 85.50. 31Recorded the payroll taxes: FICA Social Security tax, 365.80; FICA Medicare tax, 85.50; state unemployment tax, 318.60; federal unemployment tax, 35.40. 31Issued Ck. No. 6987, 4,653.65, for salaries for the month. 31L. Yang, the owner, withdrew 1,000 for personal use, Ck. No. 6988. Required 1. Record the transactions in the general journal for January. If you are using Working Papers, start with page 1 in the journal. Assume the periodic inventory method is used. The chart of accounts is as follows: 2. Post daily all entries involving customer accounts to the accounts receivable ledger. 3. Post daily all entries involving creditor accounts to the accounts payable ledger. 4. Post daily the general journal entries to the general ledger. Write the owners name in the Capital and Drawing accounts. 5. Prepare a trial balance. 6. Prepare a schedule of accounts receivable and a schedule of accounts payable. Do the totals equal the balances of the related controlling accounts?
The following transactions were completed by Yang Restaurant Equipment during January, the first month of this fiscal year. Terms of sale are 2/10, n/30. The balances of the accounts as of January 1 have been recorded in the general ledger in your Working Papers or in CengageNow. Yang Restaurant Equipment does not track cash sales by customer. Jan. 2Issued Ck. No. 6981 to Tri-County Management Company for monthly rent, 850. 2L. Yang, the owner, invested an additional 4,500 in the business. 4Bought merchandise on account from Valentine and Company, invoice no. A694, 2,830; terms 2/10, n/30; dated January 2. 4Received check from Velez Appliance for 980 in payment of invoice for 1,000 less discount. 4Sold merchandise on account to L. Parrish, invoice no. 6483, 755. 6Received check from Peck, Inc., 637, in payment of 650 invoice less discount. 7Issued Ck. No. 6982, 588, to Frost and Son, in payment of invoice no. C127 for 600 less discount. 7Bought supplies on account from Dudley Office Supply, invoice no. 190B, 93.54; terms net 30 days. 7Sold merchandise on account to Ewing and Charles, invoice no. 6484, 1,115. 9Issued credit memo no. 43 to L. Parrish, 47, for merchandise returned. 11Cash sales for January 1 through January 10, 4,454.87. 11Issued Ck. No. 6983, 2,773.40, to Valentine and Company, in payment of 2,830 invoice less discount. 14Sold merchandise on account to Velez Appliance, invoice no. 6485, 2,100. 14Received check from L. Parrish, 693.84, in payment of 755 invoice, less return of 47 and less discount. Jan. 19Bought merchandise on account from Crawford Products, invoice no. 7281, 3,700; terms 2/10, n/60; dated January 16; FOB shipping point, freight prepaid and added to invoice, 142 (total 3,842). 21Issued Ck. No. 6984, 245, to A. Bautista for miscellaneous expenses not recorded previously. 21Cash sales for January 11 through January 20, 3,689. 23Received credit memo no. 163, 87, from Crawford Products for merchandise returned. 29Sold merchandise on account to Bradford Supply, invoice no. 6486, 1,697.20. 29Issued Ck. No. 6985 to Western Freight, 64, for freight charges on merchandise purchased January 4. 31Cash sales for January 21 through January 31, 3,862. 31Issued Ck. No. 6986, 65, to M. Pineda for miscellaneous expenses not recorded previously. 31Recorded payroll entry from the payroll register: total salaries, 5,899.95; employees federal income tax withheld, 795; FICA Social Security tax withheld, 365.80, FICA Medicare tax withheld, 85.50. 31Recorded the payroll taxes: FICA Social Security tax, 365.80; FICA Medicare tax, 85.50; state unemployment tax, 318.60; federal unemployment tax, 35.40. 31Issued Ck. No. 6987, 4,653.65, for salaries for the month. 31L. Yang, the owner, withdrew 1,000 for personal use, Ck. No. 6988. Required 1. Record the transactions for January using a sales journal, page 91; a purchases journal, page 74; a cash receipts journal, page 56; a cash payments journal, page 63; and a general journal, page 119. Assume the periodic inventory method is used. 2. Post daily all entries involving customer accounts to the accounts receivable ledger. 3. Post daily all entries involving creditor accounts to the accounts payable ledger. 4. Post daily those entries involving the Other Accounts columns and the general journal to the general ledger. Write the owners name in the Capital and Drawing accounts. 5. Add the columns of the special journals and prove the equality of the debit and credit totals. 6. Post the appropriate totals of the special journals to the general ledger. 7. Prepare a trial balance. 8. Prepare a schedule of accounts receivable and a schedule of accounts payable. Do the totals equal the balances of the related controlling accounts?
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