Question

On March 3, Sheridan Company sells $707, 700 of its receivables to National Factors Inc. National Factors Inc. assesses a service charge of its receivables to Western Factors Inc. Western Factors Inc. assesses a service charge of 5% of the amount of receivables sold.
Prepare the entry on Sheridan Company books to record the sale of the receivables.

Answer 1

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Explanation:

From the question, we are informed that on March 3, Sheridan Company sells $707, 700 of its receivables to National Factors Inc. National Factors Inc. assesses a service charge of its receivables to Western Factors Inc. Western Factors Inc. assesses a service charge of 5% of the amount of receivables sold.

The entry on Sheridan Company books to record the sale of the receivables has been prepared and attached. It should be noted that the service charge expense was calculated as:

= 5% × $707,700

= 0.05 × $707,700

= $35,385.

Other information has been attached.