Horngren's Financial & Managerial Accounting, The Financial Chapters (Book & Access Card)
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Chapter 8, Problem 8.37BP
Accounting for uncollectible accounts (aging-of-receivables method), credit card sales, notes receivable, and accrued interest revenue
Comfy Recliner Chairs completed the following selected transactions:
| 2016 | |
| Jul. 1 | Sold merchandise inventory to Gray Mart, receiving a $43,000, nine-month, 12% note. Ignore Cost of Goods Sold. |
| Oct. 31 | Recorded credit and debit card sales for the period of $21,000. Use the gross method. Ignore Cost of Goods Sold. |
| Nov. 3 | Card processor drafted company's checking account for processing fee of $400. |
| Dec. 31 | Made an |
| 31 | Made an adjusting entry to record |
| 2017 | |
| Apr. 1 | Collected the maturity value of the Gray Mart note. |
| Jun. 23 | Sold merchandise inventory to Aglow, Corp., receiving a 60-day, 9% note for $ 13,000. Ignore Cost of Goods Sold. |
| Aug. 22 | Aglow, Corp. dishonored its note at maturity; the business converted the maturity value of the note to an account receivable. |
| Nov. 16 | Loaned $22,000 cash to Crowe, Inc., receiving a 90-day, 16% note. |
| Dec. 5 | Collected in full on account from Aglow, Corp. |
| 31 | Accrued the interest on the Crowe, Inc. note. |
Record the transactions in the journal of Comfy Recliner Chairs. Explanations are not required. (For notes stated in days, use a 360-day year. Round to the nearest dollar.)
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