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Chapter 7, Problem 7.8E
Sales returns
• LO7–4
Halifax Manufacturing allows its customers to return merchandise for any reason up to 90 days after delivery and receive a credit to their accounts. All of Halifax’s sales are for credit (no cash is collected at the time of sale). The company began 2018 with an allowance for sales returns of $300,000. During 2018, Halifax sold merchandise on account for $11,500,000. This merchandise cost Halifax $7,475,000 (65% of selling prices). Also during the year, customers returned $450,000 in sales for credit. Sales returns, estimated to be 4% of sales, are recorded as an
Required:
- 1. Prepare an entry to record actual merchandise returns as they occur (not adjusting the allowance for sales returns), and then record a year-end entry to adjust the allowance for sales returns to its appropriate balance.
- 2. What is the amount of the year-end allowance for sales returns after the adjusting entry is recorded?
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accounts. All of Halifax's sales are for credit (no cash is collected at the time of sale). The company began 2024 with a refund liability of
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1. Prepare entries to (a) record actual returns in 2024 of merchandise that was sold prior to 2024; (b) record actual returns in 2024 of
merchandise that was sold during 2024; and (c) adjust the refund liability to its appropriate balance at…
Exercise 7 - 8 (Algo) Sales returns [LO7 - 4] Halifax Manufacturing allows its customers to return merchandise for any reason up to 90 days after delivery and receive a credit to their accounts. All of
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13,300,000. Halifax's merchandise costs are 65% of merchandise selling price. Also during the year, customers returned $386,000 in sales for credit, with $213,000 of those being returns of
merchandise sold prior to 2024, and the rest being merchandise sold during 2024. Sales returns, estimated to be 3% of sales, are recorded as an adjusting entry at the end of the year. Required:
Prepare entries to (a) record actual returns in 2024 of merchandise that was sold prior to 2024; (b) record actual returns in 2024 of merchandise that was sold during 2024; and (c) adjust the refund
liability to its…
Exercise 7-8 (Algo) Sales
Halifax Manufacturing allows its customers to return merchandise for any reason up to 90 days after delivery and receive a credit to
their accounts. All of Halifax's sales are for credit (no cash is collected at the time of sale). The company began 2024 with a refund
liability of $390,000. During 2024, Halifax sold merchandise on account for $13,300,000. Halifax's merchandise costs are 65% of
merchandise selling price. Also during the year, customers returned $386,000 in sales for credit, with $213,000 of those being returns
of merchandise sold prior to 2024, and the rest being merchandise sold during 2024. Sales returns, estimated to be 3% of sales, are
recorded as an adjusting entry at the end of the year.
Required:
1. Prepare entries to (a) record actual returns in 2024 of merchandise that was sold prior to 2024; (b) record actual returns in 2024
of merchandise that was sold during 2024; and (c) adjust the refund liability to its appropriate balance at year…
Chapter 7 Solutions
INTERMEDIATE ACCT W/CONNECT (LL)
Ch. 7 - Prob. 7.1QCh. 7 - Prob. 7.2QCh. 7 - Prob. 7.3QCh. 7 - Prob. 7.4QCh. 7 - Prob. 7.5QCh. 7 - Prob. 7.6QCh. 7 - Distinguish between the gross and net methods of...Ch. 7 - Briefly explain the accounting treatment for sales...Ch. 7 - Explain the typical way companies account for...Ch. 7 - Briefly explain the difference between the income...
Ch. 7 - Prob. 7.11QCh. 7 - Is any special accounting treatment required for...Ch. 7 - Explain any possible differences between...Ch. 7 - Prob. 7.14QCh. 7 - What is meant by the discounting of a note...Ch. 7 - What are the key variables that influence a...Ch. 7 - Explain how the CECL model (introduced in ASU No....Ch. 7 - Prob. 7.18QCh. 7 - Prob. 7.19QCh. 7 - (Based on Appendix 7B) Marshall Companies, Inc.,...Ch. 7 - Prob. 7.21QCh. 7 - Prob. 7.1BECh. 7 - Prob. 7.2BECh. 7 - Prob. 7.3BECh. 7 - Cash discounts; gross method LO73 On December 28,...Ch. 7 - Prob. 7.5BECh. 7 - Sales re turns LO74 During 2018, its first year...Ch. 7 - Sales re turns LO74 Refer to the situation...Ch. 7 - Prob. 7.8BECh. 7 - Prob. 7.9BECh. 7 - Uncollectible accounts; balance sheet approach ...Ch. 7 - Uncollectible accounts; solving for unknown LO75,...Ch. 7 - Prob. 7.12BECh. 7 - Note receivable LO77 On December 1, 2018,...Ch. 7 - Long-term notes receivable LO74 On April 19,...Ch. 7 - Prob. 7.15BECh. 7 - Factoring of accounts receivable LO78 Refer to...Ch. 7 - Prob. 7.17BECh. 7 - Discounting a note LO78 On March 31, Dower...Ch. 7 - Receivables turnover LO78 Camden Hardwares credit...Ch. 7 - Prob. 7.20BECh. 7 - Prob. 7.21BECh. 7 - Impairments of Accounts Receivable Appendix 7B...Ch. 7 - Credit Losses on Accounts Receivable (CECL Model) ...Ch. 7 - Prob. 7.1ECh. 7 - Prob. 7.2ECh. 7 - Prob. 7.3ECh. 7 - Prob. 7.4ECh. 7 - Trade and cash discounts; the gross method and the...Ch. 7 - Prob. 7.6ECh. 7 - Cash discounts; the net method LO73 [This is a...Ch. 7 - Sales returns LO74 Halifax Manufacturing allows...Ch. 7 - Prob. 7.9ECh. 7 - Prob. 7.10ECh. 7 - Uncollectible accounts; allowance method; balance...Ch. 7 - Uncollectible accounts; allowance method and...Ch. 7 - Uncollectible accounts; allowance method; solving...Ch. 7 - Note receivable LO77 On June 30, 2018, the...Ch. 7 - Noninterest-bearing note receivable LO77 [This is...Ch. 7 - Long-term notes receivable LO77 On January 1,...Ch. 7 - Prob. 7.17ECh. 7 - Prob. 7.18ECh. 7 - Prob. 7.19ECh. 7 - Factoring of accounts receivable with recourse ...Ch. 7 - Factoring of accounts receivable with recourse...Ch. 7 - Discounting a note receivable LO78 Selkirk...Ch. 7 - Concepts; terminology LO71 through LO78 Listed...Ch. 7 - Receivables; transaction analysis LO73, LO75...Ch. 7 - Prob. 7.25ECh. 7 - Prob. 7.26ECh. 7 - Prob. 7.27ECh. 7 - Prob. 7.28ECh. 7 - Prob. 7.29ECh. 7 - Prob. 7.30ECh. 7 - Impairments of Notes Receivable Appendix 7B At...Ch. 7 - Prob. 7.32ECh. 7 - Prob. 7.33ECh. 7 - Prob. 7.34ECh. 7 - Uncollectible accounts; allowance method; income...Ch. 7 - Uncollectible accounts; Amdahl LO75 Real World...Ch. 7 - Bad debts; Nike, Inc. LO75 Real World Financials...Ch. 7 - Uncollectible accounts LO75, LO76 Raintree...Ch. 7 - Prob. 7.5PCh. 7 - Notes receivable; solving for unknowns LO77...Ch. 7 - Prob. 7.7PCh. 7 - Prob. 7.8PCh. 7 - Prob. 7.9PCh. 7 - Prob. 7.10PCh. 7 - Prob. 7.11PCh. 7 - Accounts and notes receivable; discounting a note...Ch. 7 - Prob. 7.13PCh. 7 - Prob. 7.14PCh. 7 - Prob. 7.15PCh. 7 - Prob. 7.16PCh. 7 - Prob. 7.17PCh. 7 - Prob. 7.1BYPCh. 7 - Prob. 7.2BYPCh. 7 - Prob. 7.3BYPCh. 7 - Real World Case 74 Sales returns; Green Mountain...Ch. 7 - Ethics Case 75 Uncollectible accounts LO75 You...Ch. 7 - Prob. 7.6BYPCh. 7 - Prob. 7.7BYPCh. 7 - Prob. 7.8BYPCh. 7 - Prob. 7.9BYPCh. 7 - Prob. 7.10BYPCh. 7 - Prob. 7.11BYPCh. 7 - Prob. 1CCTC
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