
Concept explainers
It means record of financial data related to business transactions in a journal in a manner so that debit equals credit. It provides an audit trail to the auditor and a means to analyze the effects of transactions to an organization’s financial health.
Rules of Journal Entry:
The rules for journal entry are defined by 5 accounting components,
- Assets: Increase in asset should be debit and decrease should be credit.
- Liabilities: Increase in liabilities should be credit and decrease should be debit.
- Equity: Increase in Equity should be credit and decrease should be debit.
- Expense: Increase in expense should be debit and decrease should be credit.
- Revenue: Increase in revenue should be credit and decrease should be debit.
Credit Card:
It refers to the card made of plastic and issued by a bank. It provides an individual to buy goods and services on credit when they have shortage of cash.
Perpetual Inventory System:
It refers to the system of recording transaction related to inventories at the time of their occurrence. Each sale and purchase is recorded at the time they occurred.
To prepare: Journal entries for the given credit card sales transactions.

Want to see the full answer?
Check out a sample textbook solution
Chapter 7 Solutions
Gen Combo Ll Financial Accounting Fundamentals; Connect Access Card
- General accountingarrow_forwardYour firm has net income of $420 on total sales of $1,600. Costs are $900, and depreciation is $150. The tax rate is 28%. The firm does not have interest expenses. What is the operating cash flow (OCF)? A) $570 B) $560 C) $420 D) $600arrow_forwardAt the end of the year, Tech Solutions Inc. reported total assets of $200,000 and total liabilities of $85,000. What is the total equity for Tech Solutions Inc. at year-end? A) $285,000 B) $115,000 C) $85,000 D) $200,000arrow_forward
- Financial accounting questionarrow_forwardBrightClean Car Wash reviewed its water bill and found that the highest bill was $5,000 when they washed 500 cars, and the lowest bill was $3,200 when they washed 300 cars. What is the variable cost per car associated with the water bill? A) $8.00 B) $9.00 C) $7.50 D) $8.50arrow_forwardwhat was the stockholders' equity at year-end? accounting questionarrow_forward
- what was the stockholders' equity at year-endarrow_forwardGeneral Account tutor please find solutionarrow_forwardHamilton Textiles has the following data: • Beginning raw materials inventory = $90,000 Materials purchased = $55,000 Ending raw materials inventory = $75,000 Calculate the cost of raw materials used.arrow_forward
- College Accounting, Chapters 1-27AccountingISBN:9781337794756Author:HEINTZ, James A.Publisher:Cengage Learning,College Accounting (Book Only): A Career ApproachAccountingISBN:9781337280570Author:Scott, Cathy J.Publisher:South-Western College PubCollege Accounting (Book Only): A Career ApproachAccountingISBN:9781305084087Author:Cathy J. ScottPublisher:Cengage Learning
- Principles of Accounting Volume 1AccountingISBN:9781947172685Author:OpenStaxPublisher:OpenStax CollegeFinancial Accounting: The Impact on Decision Make...AccountingISBN:9781305654174Author:Gary A. Porter, Curtis L. NortonPublisher:Cengage Learning



