Question

Reporting Purchase Transactions between Wholesale and Retail Merchandisers Using Perpetual Inventory Systems

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 n/30, and 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.

1. New Books sold merchandise to Readers’ Corner at a selling price of $585,000. The merchandise had cost New Books $429,000.
2. 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 $13,500 to Readers’ Corner. Readers’ Corner also returned some books, which had cost New Books $2,700 and had been sold to Readers’ Corner for $4,200.
3. Just three days later, Readers’ Corner paid New Books, which settled all amounts owed.

Record the purchase of 585 on account

record the return of unsatisfactory merchandise for which credit was given

record payment in full?

Answer 1

	Account Title	Debit	Credit
A	Inventory	585,000
	Accounts Payable		585000
B	Accounts Payable	17,700			Allowance=13500
	Inventory		17,700		Return of goods=4200
	(13500+4200)
C	Accounts Payable	567,300
	Cash		567,300
	(585000-17700)