Explanation Record the purchase of merchandise inventory on account. Journal Entry Date Account Title and Explanation Post Ref. Debit ($) Credit ($) January 4 Merchandise Inventory 5,000 Accounts Payable 5,000 (To record purchases of inventory on account) Table (1) Merchandise inventory is an asset and it is increased by $5,000. Therefore, debit inventory account with $5,000. Accounts payable is a liability and it is increased by $5,000. Therefore, credit accounts payable account with $5,000. Record the journal entry for freight charges paid. Journal Entry Date Account Title and Explanation Post Ref. Debit ($) Credit ($) January 6 Merchandise Inventory 150 Cash 150 (To record the payment of freight charges) Table (2) Merchandise Inventory is an asset and it is increased by $150. Therefore, debit inventory account with $150. Cash is an asset and it is decreased by $150. Therefore, credit cash account with $150. Record the journal entry for purchase returned. Journal Entry Date Account Title and Explanation Post Ref. Debit ($) Credit ($) January 8 Accounts Payable 2,500 Merchandise Inventory 2,500 (To record the purchases return) Table (3) Working Note: Merchandise inventory = $5,000 Merchandise inventory returned = Merchandise inventory 2 = $ 5 , 000 2 = $ 2 , 500 Accounts payable is a liability and it is decreased by $2,500. Therefore, debit accounts payable account with $2,500. Inventory is an asset and it is decreased by $2,500. Therefore, credit inventory account with $2,500. Record the journal entry for the sale of inventory on cash. Date Accounts and Explanation Debit ($) Credit ($) January 10 Cash 1,100 Sales Revenue 1,100 (To record the sale of inventory on cash) Table (4) Cash is an asset and it is increased by $1,100. Therefore, debit cash account with $1,100. Sales revenue is revenue and it increases the value of equity by $1,100. Therefore, credit sales revenue with $1,100. Record the journal entry for cost of goods sold. Date Accounts and Explanation Debit ($) Credit ($) January 10 Cost of Goods Sold 440 Merchandise Inventory 440 (To record the cost of goods sold) Table (5) Cost of goods sold is an expense account and it decreases the value of equity by $440. Therefore, debit cost of goods sold account with $440. Merchandise Inventory is an asset and it is decreased by $440. Therefore, credit inventory account with $440. Record the journal entry for the sale of inventory on account. Date Accounts and Explanation Debit ($) Credit ($) January 11 Accounts Receivable 10,100 Sales Revenue 10,100 (To record the sale of inventory on account) Table (6) Accounts Receivable is an asset and it is increased by $10,100. Therefore, debit account receivable with $10,100. Sales revenue is revenue and it increases the value of equity by $10,100. Therefore, credit sales revenue with $10,100. Record the journal entry for cost of goods sold. Date Accounts and Explanation Debit ($) Credit ($) January 11 Cost of Goods Sold 5,555 Merchandise Inventory 5,555 (To record the cost of goods sold) Table (7) Cost of goods sold is an expense account and it decreases the value of equity by $5,555. Therefore, debit cost of goods sold account with $5,555. Merchandise Inventory is an asset and it is decreased by $5,555. Therefore, credit inventory account with $5,555. Record the journal entry for delivery charges paid. Journal Entry Date Account Title and Explanation Post Ref. Debit ($) Credit ($) January 12 Delivery Expense 30 Cash 30 (To record the payment of delivery charges) Table (8) Delivery expense is an expense and it decreases the value of equity by $30. Therefore, debit delivery expense account with $30. Cash is an asset and it is decreased by $30. Therefore, credit cash account with $30. Record the journal entry for the sale of inventory on account. Date Accounts and Explanation Debit ($) Credit ($) January 13 Accounts Receivable 8,800 Sales Revenue 8,800 (To record the sale of inventory on account) Table (9) Accounts Receivable is an asset and it is increased by $8,800. Therefore, debit account receivable with $8,800. Sales revenue is revenue and it increases the value of equity by $8,800. Therefore, credit sales revenue with $8,800. Record the journal entry for cost of goods sold. Date Accounts and Explanation Debit ($) Credit ($) January 13 Cost of Goods Sold 4,400 Merchandise Inventory 4,400 (To record the cost of goods sold) Table (10) Cost of goods sold is an expense account and it decreases the value of equity by $4,400. Therefore, debit cost of goods sold account with $4,400. Merchandise Inventory is an asset and it is decreased by $4,400. Therefore, credit inventory account with $4,400. Record the journal entry for the due amount paid. Journal Entry Date Account Title and Explanation Post Ref. Debit ($) Credit ($) January 14 Accounts Payable 2,500 (1) Merchandise Inventory 25 (2) Cash 2,475 (3) (To record paying cash on purchases after discounts and returns) Table (11) Working Notes: Calculate accounts payable amount. Inventory = $5,000 Inventory returns = $2,500 Accounts payable = Inventory – Inventory returns = $ 5 , 000 – $ 2 , 500 = $ 2 , 500 (1) Calculate purchase discount / inventory. Net accounts payable = $2,500 (1) Discount percentage = 1% Purchase discount = $2,500 × 1 100 = $25 (2) Calculate cash paid. Accounts payable = $2,500 (1) Purchase discount / Inventory = $25 (2) Cash paid = Accounts payable, net – Purchase discount = $2,500 – $25 = $2,475 (3) Accounts payable is a liability and it is decreased by $2,500. Therefore, debit accounts payable account with $2,500. Merchandise Inventory is an asset and it is decreased by $25. Therefore, credit inventory account with $25. Cash is an asset and it is decreased by $2,475. Therefore, credit cash account with $2,475. Record the journal entry for sales return. Journal Entry Date Account Title and Explanation Post Ref. Debit ($) Credit ($) January 16 Sales Returns and Allowances 800 Accounts Receivable 800 (To record sales returns) Table (12) Sales return and allowance is an expense account and it decreases the value of equity by $800

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Author: Tracie L. Miller-Nobles, Brenda L. Mattison, Ella Mae Matsumura

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Purchases is an activity of acquiring the merchandise inventory of a business.

Sales is an activity of selling the merchandise inventory of a business.

To Record: The purchase and sales transactions of Company T during January 2016.

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