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Palisade Creek Co. is a merchandising business that uses the perpetual inventory

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Question

Palisade Creek Co. is a merchandising business that uses the perpetual inventory system. The account balances for Palisade Creek Co. as of May 1, 2016 (unless otherwise indicated), are as follows:

During May, the last month of the fiscal year, the following transactions were completed:

Record the following transactions on page 20 of the journal. Refer to the Chart of Accounts for exact wording of account titles.

Paid Korman Co. a cash refund of $13,230 for returned merchandise from sale of May 6. The invoice amount of the returned merchandise was $13,500 and the cost of the returned merchandise was $8,000.

110 Cash $ 83,600 112 Accounts Receivable 233,900 115 Merchandise Inventory 624,400 116 Estimated Returns Inventory 28,000 117 Prepaid Insurance 16,800 118 Store Supplies 11,400 123 Store Equipment 569,500 124 Accumulated Depreciation-Store Equipment 56,700 210 Accounts Payable 96,600 211 Salaries Payable — 212 Customers Refunds Payable 50,000 310 Common Stock 100,000 311 Retained Earnings 585,300 312 Dividends 135,000 313 Income Summary — 410 Sales 5,069,000 510 Cost of Merchandise Sold 2,823,000 520 Sales Salaries Expense 664,800 521 Advertising Expense 281,000 522 Depreciation Expense — 523 Store Supplies Expense — 529 Miscellaneous Selling Expense 12,600 530 Office Salaries Expense 382,100 531 Rent Expense 83,700 532 Insurance Expense — 539 Miscellaneous Administrative Expense 7,800

Explanation / Answer

(A)   JOURNAL ENTRIES

Sr. No. Date     Account names                                     Debit                Credit

1.         May 1   DR Rent Expense                      $5,000

                        CR Cash                                                           $5,000

(To record rent for May paid)

2.         May 3   DR Merchandise Inventory         $36,000

                        CR Accounts Payable                                        $36,000

(To record purchases on account)

3.         May 4   DR Merchandise Inventory         $600

                        CR Cash                                                           $600

(To record freight paid on merchandise purchase)

4.         May 6 (a) DR Accounts Receivable         $68,500

                        CR Sales                                                           $68,500

(To record sales made on account)

(b) DR Cost of Merchandise Sold   $41,000

                        CR Merchandise Inventory                                 $41,000

(To record cost of merchandise, sold on account)

5.         May 7   DR Cash                                   $22,300

                        CR Accounts Payable                                        $22,300

(To record cash received on account)

6.         May 10 (a) DR Cash                              $54,000

                        CR Sales                                                          $54,000

(To record cash sales)

(b) DR Cost of Merchandise Sold   $32,000

                        CR Merchandise Inventory                                 $32,000

(To record cost of merchandise sold)

7.         May 13 DR Accounts Payable               $36,000

                        CR Cash                                                          $35,280

                        CR Miscellaneous Selling Expense                     $720

(To record payment of purchases made on account, availing discount)

8.         May 15 DR Advertising Expense            $11,000

                        CR Cash                                                           $11,000

(To record advertising expense being paid)

9.         May 16 DR Cash                                          $67,130

DR Miscellaneous Selling Expense    $1,370

                        CR Accounts Receivable                                      $68,500

(To record payment for purchases made on account, discount allowed)

10.        May 19 DR Merchandise Inventory         $18,700

                        CR Cash                                                           $18,700

(To record purchases made for cash)

11.        May 20 (a) DR Customers Refunds Payable   $13,230

                        CR Cash                                                              $13,230

(To record refunds to customer being paid)

(b) DR Merchandise Inventory     $8,000

                        CR Cost of Merchandise Sold                               $8,000

(To record cost of merchandise returned by customer)

12.        May 20 (a) DR Accounts Receivable    $110,000

                        CR Sales                                                               $110,000

(To record sales made on account)

(b) DR Cost of Merchandise Sold   $70,000

                        CR Merchandise Inventory                                 $70,000

(To record cost of merchandise, sold on account)

13.        May 21 DR Accounts receivable            $2,300

                        CR Cash                                                                     $2,300

(To record freight paid on FOB shipping sales made, to be included within Receivables from customer)

14.        May 21 DR Cash                                               $42,900

                        CR Accounts Payable                                                    $42,900

(To record cash received on account)

15.        May 21 DR Merchandise Inventory                     $88,000

                        CR Accounts Payable                                                       $88,000

(To record purchases made on account)

16.        May 24 DR Accounts payable                            $5,000

                        CR Estimated Returns Inventory                                     $5,000

(To record purchases return against credit memo)

17.        May 26 (a) DR Customers Refunds Payable       $7,500

                        CR Cash                                                                                   $7,500

(To record cash refund on sales)

(b) DR Merchandise Inventory                $4,800

                        CR Cost of Merchandise Sold                                                    $4,800

(To record cost of sales returned)

18.        May 28 DR Sales Salaries Expense                    $56,000

DR Office Salaries Expense                  $29,000

                        CR Cash                                                                       $85,000

(To record salaries paid)

19.        May 29 DR Store Supplies                                $2,400

                        CR Cash                                                                       $2,400

(To record purchase of store supplies)

20.        May 30 (a) DR Accounts Receivable                  $78,750

                        CR Sales                                                                      $78,750

(To record sales made on account)

(b) DR Cost of Merchandise sold           $47,000

                        CR Merchandise Inventory                                             $47,000

(To record Cost of Merchandise sold on account)

21.        May 30 DR Cash                                         $111,200

DR Miscellaneous Selling Expense    $1,100

                        CR Accounts Receivable                                               $112,300

(To record cash received against on account sales including freight paid, discount allowed)

22.        May 31 DR Accounts Payable               $82,120

                        CR Cash                                                                       $87,120

(To record payment for on account purchase net of discount ($87,120) less purchases returned).