Question

The following are selected 2020 transactions of Astin Corporation. Sept. 1 Purchased inventory from Encino Company on account for $50,000. Astin records purchases gross and uses a periodic inventory system. Oct. 1 Issued a $50,000, 12-month, 8% note to Encino in payment of account. Oct. 1 Borrowed $50,000 from the Shore Bank by signing a 12-month, zero-interest-bearing $54,000 note. Part 1 Prepare journal entries for the selected transactions above. (If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts. Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually. Record entries in the order displayed in the problem statement.)

Answer 1

Answer:

inventory  50,000 debit

    accounts payable    50,000 credit

--to record purchase of goods--

accounts payable 50,000 debit

      notes payables      50,000 credit

--to record teh issued promissory note to setle the account--

cash                                  50,000 debit

discount on note payable 4,000 debit

  notes payable                            54,000 credit

--to record the discounted note--

Explanation:

a)  we record the purchase as always.

b) we are trading a liability for another. We do not receive for the note.

c) we discount on the note and we are goind to declare the interest expense at maturity or year-end against this discount.