On May 11, 2020, Wilson Purchasing purchased $29,500 of merchandise from Happy Sales; terms 3/10, n/90, FOB Happy Sales. The cost of the goods to Happy was $24,500. Wilson paid $1,950 to Express Shipping Service for the delivery charges on the merchandise on May 11. On May 12, Wilson returned $4,900 of goods to Happy Sales, which restored them to inventory. The returned goods had cost Happy $4,100. On May 20, Wilson mailed a cheque to Happy for the amount owed on that date. Happy received and recorded the cheque on May 21.
In the books of Wilson:
Date | Account title and explanation | Debit | Credit | |
1 | May 11 | Merchandise inventory | $29,500 | |
Accounts payable | $29,500 | |||
[To record purchase of merchandise on account] | ||||
2 | May 11 | Merchandise inventory | $1,950 | |
Cash | $1,950 | |||
[To record payment of delivery expense] | ||||
3 | May 12 | Accounts payable | $4,900 | |
Merchandise inventory | $4,900 | |||
[To record purchase returns] | ||||
4 | May 20 | Accounts payable [29500-4900 returns] | $24,600 | |
Cash | $24,108 | |||
Merchandise inventory [24600 x 2%] | $492 | |||
[To record cash paid to suppliers] |
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