Sales-related and purchase-related transactions using perpetual inventory system
The following were selected from among the transactions completed by Essex Company during July of the current year:
July 3. | Purchased merchandise on account from Hamling Co., list price $72,000, trade discount 15%, terms FOB shipping point, 2/10, n/30, with prepaid freight of $1,450 added to the invoice. |
5. | Purchased merchandise on account from Kester Co., $33,450, terms FOB destination, 2/10, n/30. |
6. | Sold merchandise on account to Parsley Co., $36,000, terms n/15. The cost of the merchandise sold was $25,000. |
7. | Returned $6,850 of merchandise purchased on July 5 from Kester Co. |
13. | Paid Hamling Co. on account for purchase of July 3- |
15. | Paid Kester Co. 011 account for purchase of July 5, less return of July 7. |
21. | Received cash on account from sale of July 6 to Parsley Co. |
21. | Sold merchandise on MasterCard, $108,000. The cost of the merchandise sold was $64,800. |
22. | Sold merchandise on account to Tabor Co., $16,650, terms 2/10, n/30. The cost of the merchandise sold was $10,000. |
23. | Sold merchandise for cash, $91,200. The cost of the merchandise sold was $55,000. |
28. | Paid Parsley Co. a cash refund of $7,150 for returned merchandise from sale of July 6. The cost of the returned merchandise was $4,250. |
31. | Paid MasterCard service fee of $1,650. |
Instructions
Journalize the transactions.
Journal entry: Journal is the book of original entry whereby all the financial transactions are recorded in chronological order. Under this method each transaction has two sides, debit side and credit side. Total amount of debit side must be equal to the total amount of credit side. In addition, it is the primary books of accounts for any entity to record the daily transactions and processed further till the presentation of the financial statements.
The following are the rules of debit and credit:
To Determine: Preparejournal entries to record the transactions of Company E during the month of July using perpetual inventory system.
Perpetual Inventory System refers to the Merchandise Inventory system that maintains the detailed records of every Merchandise Inventory transactions related to purchases and sales on a continuous basis. It shows the exact on-hand-merchandise inventory at any point of time.
Record the journal entry of Company E during July.
Date | Account Title and Explanation |
Post Ref. |
Debit ($) |
Credit ($) |
July 3 | Merchandise Inventory | 61,426 | ||
Accounts payable | 61,426 (1) | |||
(To record purchase on account) |
Table (1)
Working Note:
Calculate the amount of accounts payable.
Purchases = $72,000
Trade discount percentage = 15%
Discount percentage = 2%
Freight = $1,450
Explanation:
Record the journal entry of Company E.
Date | Account Title and Explanation |
Post Ref. |
Debit ($) |
Credit ($) |
July 5 | Merchandise Inventory | 32,781 | ||
Accounts payable | 32,781 (2) | |||
(To record purchase on account) |
Table (2)
Working Note:
Calculate the amount of accounts payable.
Purchases = $33,450
Discount percentage = 2%
Explanation:
Record the journal entry for the sale of inventory on cash.
Date | Accounts and Explanation | Debit ($) | Credit ($) |
July 6 | Accounts Receivable | 36,000 | |
Sales Revenue | 36,000 | ||
(To record the sale of inventory on cash) |
Table (3)
Explanation
Record the journal entry for cost of goods sold.
Date | Accounts and Explanation | Debit ($) | Credit ($) |
July 6 | Cost of Merchandise Sold | 25,000 | |
Merchandise Inventory | 25,000 | ||
(To record the cost of goods sold) |
Table (4)
Explanation
Record the journal entry of Company E.
Date | Account Title and Explanation |
Post Ref. |
Debit ($) |
Credit ($) |
July 7 | Accounts payable | 6,713 (3) | ||
Merchandise Inventory | 6,713 | |||
(To record purchase return) |
Table (5)
Working Note:
Calculate the amount of accounts payable.
Purchases return = $6,850
Discount percentage = 2%
Explanation:
Record the journal entry of Company E.
Date | Account Title and Explanation |
Post Ref. |
Debit ($) |
Credit ($) |
July 13 | Accounts payable | 61,426 | ||
Cash | 61,426 | |||
(To record payment made in full settlement less discounts) |
Table (6)
Explanation:
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