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 $450,000. During 2024, Halifax sold merchandise on account for $13,000,000. Halifax's merchandise costs are 65% of merchandise selling price. Also during the year, customers returned $514,000 in sales for credit, with $283,000 of those being returns of merchandise sold prior to 2024, and the rest being merchandise sold during 2024. Sales returns, estimated to be 4% 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 end. 2. What is the amount of the year-end refund liability after the adjusting entry is recorded?
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 $450,000. During 2024, Halifax sold merchandise on account for $13,000,000. Halifax's merchandise costs are 65% of merchandise selling price. Also during the year, customers returned $514,000 in sales for credit, with $283,000 of those being returns of merchandise sold prior to 2024, and the rest being merchandise sold during 2024. Sales returns, estimated to be 4% 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 end. 2. What is the amount of the year-end refund liability after the adjusting entry is recorded?
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![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 $450,000. During 2024, Halifax sold merchandise on account for $13,000,000. Halifax's merchandise costs are 65% of
merchandise selling price. Also during the year, customers returned $514,000 in sales for credit, with $283,000 of those being returns
of merchandise sold prior to 2024, and the rest being merchandise sold during 2024. Sales returns, estimated to be 4% 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 end.
2. What is the amount of the year-end refund liability after the adjusting entry is recorded?
Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below.
Required 1 Required 2
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 end.
Note: If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No journal entry required" in the first account field.
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Year
2024
2024
2024
2024
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Refund liability
Accounts receivable
Cost of goods sold
Inventory
Refund liability
Sales returns
Cost of goods sold
Inventory
General Journal
Debit
283,000
212.250
231,000
173,250
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283.000
212,250
231,000
173.250
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Transcribed Image Text: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 $450,000. During 2024, Halifax sold merchandise on account for $13,000,000. Halifax's merchandise costs are 65% of
merchandise selling price. Also during the year, customers returned $514,000 in sales for credit, with $283,000 of those being returns
of merchandise sold prior to 2024, and the rest being merchandise sold during 2024. Sales returns, estimated to be 4% 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 end.
2. What is the amount of the year-end refund liability after the adjusting entry is recorded?
Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below.
Required 1 Required 2
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 end.
Note: If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No journal entry required" in the first account field.
View transaction list
i
No
1
2
3
4
Year
2024
2024
2024
2024
View journal entry worksheet
Refund liability
Accounts receivable
Cost of goods sold
Inventory
Refund liability
Sales returns
Cost of goods sold
Inventory
General Journal
Debit
283,000
212.250
231,000
173,250
< Prev
Credit
283.000
212,250
231,000
173.250
3 of 7
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