Question

The transactions listed below are typical of those involving New Books Inc. and Readers’ Corner. New Books is a wholesale merchandiser and Readers’ Corner is a retail merchandiser. Assume all sales of merchandise from New Books to Readers’ Corner are made with terms 3/10, n/30, and that the two companies use perpetual inventory systems. Assume the following transactions between the two companies occurred in the order listed during the year ended August 31.
a. New Books sold merchandise to Readers’ Corner at a selling price of $625,000. The merchandise had cost New Books $445,000.
b. Two days later, Readers’ Corner complained to New Books that some of the merchandise differed from what Readers’ Corner had ordered. New Books agreed to give an allowance of $11,000 to Readers’ Corner.
c. Just three days later, Readers’ Corner paid New Books, which settled all amounts owed.
Required:
1. Indicate the effect (direction and amount) of each transaction on the Inventory balance of Readers' Corner. (Enter all amounts as positive values.)
2. Prepare the journal entries that Readers’ Corner would record and show any computations. (If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No Journal Entry Required" in the first account field.)

Answer 1

Answer:

Readers' Corner

1. Effect of each transaction on the Inventory Balance:

a. $625,000 Purchase: Inventory balance is increased

b. $11,000 Allowance: Inventory balance is decreased.

c. $614,000 Payment: Inventory balance is not affected.

2.

a. Debit Inventory $625,000

Credit Accounts Payable (New Books) $625,000

To record the purchase of new books on account.

b. Debit Accounts Payable (New Books) $11,000

Credit Inventory $11,000

To record the allowance received from New Books.

c. Debit Accounts Payable (New Books) $614,000

Credit Cash Account $614,000

To record the payment on account.

Explanation:

Readers' Corner records its transactions with New Books Inc. by initially using the journal.  The entries in the journal identify the accounts involved in each transaction.  During the recording, the accounts to be debited and the ones to be credited in the general ledger are identified and recorded accordingly.