The following is a series of related transactions between Company A, a wholesaler, and Company B, a chain of retail shoe stores:   April 9. Company A sold to Company B 300 units of product X on account, terms 3/15, n/60. The cost of product to company A was $90 per unit and the sales price was $130 per unit.   April 12. Kazpost Express charged $900 for delivering this merchandise to Company B. This charge was fully paid by Company B.    April 20. Company B returned 60 units of product to Company A because they were defective. Company A allowed to Company B full credit for this return.   April 22. Company B paid the remaining balance due to Company A within the discount period.           Instructions   Record this series of transactions in the general journal of Company A (The company records sales at sales gross price.) Record this series of transactions in the general journal of Company B (The company records purchases of merchandise at net cost and uses a Transportation expense account to record charges from Kazpost.) Assume Company B failed to make a payment on April 22 and did it on April 30 instead. Make a journal entries for April 30 for both Company A and Company B.

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The following is a series of related transactions between Company A, a wholesaler, and Company B, a chain of retail shoe stores:

 

April 9. Company A sold to Company B 300 units of product X on account, terms 3/15, n/60. The cost of product to company A was $90 per unit and the sales price was $130 per unit.

 

April 12. Kazpost Express charged $900 for delivering this merchandise to Company B. This charge was fully paid by Company B. 

 

April 20. Company B returned 60 units of product to Company A because they were defective. Company A allowed to Company B full credit for this return.

 

April 22. Company B paid the remaining balance due to Company A within the discount period.

 

 

 

 

 

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  1. Record this series of transactions in the general journal of Company A (The company records sales at sales gross price.)
  2. Record this series of transactions in the general journal of Company B (The company records purchases of merchandise at net cost and uses a Transportation expense account to record charges from Kazpost.)
  3. Assume Company B failed to make a payment on April 22 and did it on April 30 instead. Make a journal entries for April 30 for both Company A and Company B.
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