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Screpcap Co. had the following transactions during the first week of June:
June 1 Purchased merchandise on account from Acme Supply, $2,700, plus freight charges of $160.
1 Issued Check No. 219 to Denver Wholesalers for merchandise purchased on account, $720, less 1% discount.
1 Sold merchandise on account to F. Colby, $246, plus 5% state sales tax plus 2% city sales tax.
June 2 Received cash on account from N. Dunlop, $315.
2 Made cash sale of $413 plus 5% state sales tax plus 2% city sales tax.
2 Purchased merchandise on account from Permon Co., $3,200, plus freight charges of $190.
3 Sold merchandise on account to F. Ayres, $211, plus 5% state sales tax plus 2% city sales tax.
3 Issued Check No. 220 to Ellis Co. for merchandise purchased on account, $847, less 1% discount.
3 Received cash on account from F. Graves, $463.
4 Issued Check No. 221 to Penguin Warehouse for merchandise purchased on account, $950, less 1% discount.
4 Sold merchandise on account to K. Stanga, $318, plus 5% state sales tax plus 2% city sales tax.
4 Purchased merchandise on account from Mason Milling, $1,630, plus freight charges of $90.
4 Received cash on account from O. Alston, $381.
5 Made cash sale of $319 plus 5% state sales tax plus 2% city sales tax.
5 Issued Check No. 222 to Acme Supply for merchandise purchased on account, $980, less 1% discount.
Required
- 1. Record the transactions in a general journal.
- 2. Assuming these are the types of transactions Screpcap Co. experiences on a regular basis, design the following special journals for Screpcap:
- (a) Sales journal
- (b) Cash receipts journal
- (c) Purchases journal
- (d) Cash payments journal
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College Accounting, Chapters 1-27
- The following transactions were completed by Nelsons Hardware, a retailer, during September. Terms on sales on account are 1/10, n/30, FOB shipping point. Sept. 4Received cash from M. Alex in payment of August 25 invoice of 275, less cash discount. 7Issued Ck. No. 8175, 915.75, to Top Tools, Inc., for invoice. no. 2256, recorded previously for 925, less cash discount of 9.25. 10Sold merchandise in the amount of 175 on a credit card. Sales tax on this sale is 8%. The credit card fee the bank deducted for this transaction is 5. 11Issued Ck. No. 8176, 653.40, to Snap Tools, Inc. for invoice no. 726, recorded previously on account for 660. A trade discount of 15% was applied at the time of purchase, and Snap Tools, Inc.s credit terms are 1/10, n/45. 15Received 95 cash in payment of August 20 invoice from N. Johnson. No cash discount applied. 19Received 1,165 cash in payment of a 1,100 note receivable and interest of 65. 22Voided Ck. No. 8177 due to error. 26Received and paid telephone bill, 62; Ck. No. 8178, payable to Southern Telephone Company. 30Paid wages recorded previously for the month, 3,266, Ck. No. 8179. Required 1. Journalize the transactions for September in the cash receipts journal, the general journal (for the transaction on Sept. 10th), or the cash payments journal as appropriate. Assume the periodic inventory method is used. 2. If you are using Working Papers, total and rule the journals. Prove the equality of debit and credit totals.arrow_forwardOn March 24, MS Companys Accounts Receivable consisted of the following customer balances: S. Burton 310 A. Tangier 240 J. Holmes 504 F. Fullman 110 P. Molty 90 During the following week, MS made a sale of 104 to Molty and collected cash on account of 207 from Burton and 360 from Holmes. Prepare a schedule of accounts receivable for MS at March 31, 20--.arrow_forwardThe 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. If you are using the form-based approach with QuickBooks or general ledger, select Cash Sales as the customer for all cash sales transactions. Required 1. Record the transactions for January using a general journal, page 1. Assume the periodic inventory method is used. If using QuickBooks, record transactions using either the journal entry method or the forms-based approach as directed by your instructor. 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. If using QuickBooks or general ledger, ignore Steps 2, 3, and 4. 5. Prepare a trial balance. 6. Prepare a schedule of accounts receivable (A/R Aging Detail report in QuickBooks) and a schedule of accounts payable (A/P Summary Detail report in QuickBooks). Do the totals equal the balances of the related controlling accounts?arrow_forward
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