Answer:
Halifax Manufacturing
a. Record the actual sales return of merchandise sold prior to 2021.
Debit Refund Liability $328,000
Credit Accounts Receivable $328,000
To record actual returns for sales prior to 2021.
1b. Record the cost of merchandise returned for goods sold prior to 2021.
Debit Inventory $229,600
Credit Estimated Inventory Returns $229,600
To record the cost of merchandise returned for goods sold prior to 2021.
1c. Record the actual sales return of merchandise sold during 2021.
Debit Sales Returns $266,000
Credit Accounts Receivable $266,000
To record actual returns for the current year.
1d. Record the cost of merchandise returned for goods sold during 2021.
Debit Inventory $186,200
Credit Cost of Goods sold $186,200
To record the cost of goods returned for sales during the year.
1e. Record the year-end adjusting entry for estimated returns.
Debit Sales Returns $591,700
Credit Refund Liability $591,700
To record sales returns adjusting entry for the current year.
1f. Record the adjusting entry for the estimated return of merchandise to inventory.
Debit Estimated Inventory Returns $414,190
Credit Cost of goods sold $414,190
To record the adjusting entry for the estimated inventory returns.
3. What is the amount of the year-end refund liability after the adjusting entry is recorded?
= $623,700
Explanation:
a) Data and Calculations:
Refund liability (beginning balance) = $360,000
Sales = $12,100,000
Cost of merchandise = $8,470,000 (70% * $12,100,000)
Actual returns during the year = $594,000
Returns for prior years = 328,000
Returns for current year = 266,000
Estimated sales returns allowance = 5% for year-end adjusting entry.
Refund liability (beginning balance) = $360,000
Actual return for prior years = (328,000)
Allowance for current year = 591,700
Refund liability (ending balance) = $623,700
