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Journalizing Purchases Returns and Allowances and Posting to General Ledger and

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Question

Journalizing Purchases Returns and Allowances and Posting to General Ledger and Accounts Payable Ledger

Using page 3 of a general journal and the following general ledger accounts and accounts payable ledger accounts, journalize and post the following transactions:

Journalize the transactions. Do not enter the posting references until you complete part 2.

After posting to the general ledger, go to part 1 and complete the posting. Enter the transactions in chronological order. If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank.

Mar. 5 Returned merchandise to Tower Industries, $560. 11 Returned merchandise to A & D Arms, $600. 23 Returned merchandise to Mighty Mansion, $290.

Explanation / Answer

Answer

GENERAL JOURNAL

PAGE 3

DATE

DESCRIPTION

POST. REF.

DEBIT

CREDIT

20--

Mar. 5

Accounts Payable/Tower Industries

560

     Purchases Returns and Allowances

   

560

Returned merchandise

Mar. 11

Accounts Payable/A & D Arms

600

     Purchases Returns and Allowances

   

600

Returned merchandise

Mar. 23

Accounts Payable/Mighty Mansion

290

     Purchases Returns and Allowances

   

290

Returned merchandise

GENERAL LEDGER

ACCOUNT

Accounts Payable

ACCOUNT NO.

202

BALANCE

DATE

ITEM

POST. REF.

DEBIT

CREDIT

DEBIT

CREDIT

20--

Mar. 1

Balance

8,440

Mar. 5

     Purchases Returns and Allowances

J3

560

7,880

Mar. 11

     Purchases Returns and Allowances

J3

600

7,280

Mar. 23

     Purchases Returns and Allowances

J3

290

6,990

ACCOUNT

Purchases Returns and Allowances

ACCOUNT NO.

501.1

BALANCE

DATE

ITEM

POST. REF.

DEBIT

CREDIT

DEBIT

CREDIT

20--

Mar. 5

Accounts payables

J3

560

560

Mar. 11

Accounts payables

J3

600

1160

Mar. 23

Accounts payables

J3

290

1450

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE LEDGER

NAME

Tower Industries

ADDRESS

DATE

ITEM

POST. REF.

DEBIT

CREDIT

BALANCE

20--

Mar. 1

Balance

4,520

Mar. 5

     Purchases Returns and Allowances

J3

560

3,960

NAME

Mighty Mansion

ADDRESS

DATE

ITEM

POST. REF.

DEBIT

CREDIT

BALANCE

20--

Mar. 1

Balance

1,470

Mar.23

     Purchases Returns and Allowances

J3

290

1,180

NAME

A & D Arms

ADDRESS

DATE

ITEM

POST. REF.

DEBIT

CREDIT

BALANCE

20--

Mar. 1

Balance

2,450

Mar.11

     Purchases Returns and Allowances

J3

600

1,850

GENERAL JOURNAL

PAGE 3

DATE

DESCRIPTION

POST. REF.

DEBIT

CREDIT

20--

Mar. 5

Accounts Payable/Tower Industries

560

     Purchases Returns and Allowances

   

560

Returned merchandise

Mar. 11

Accounts Payable/A & D Arms

600

     Purchases Returns and Allowances

   

600

Returned merchandise

Mar. 23

Accounts Payable/Mighty Mansion

290

     Purchases Returns and Allowances

   

290

Returned merchandise