Arness Woodcrafters sells $300,000 of receivables to Commercial Factors, Inc. on a with recourse basis. Commercial assesses a finance charge of 6% and retains an amount equal to 3% of accounts receivable. Arness estimated the fair value of the recourse obligation to be $8,000. Prepare the journal entry for (a) Arness and (b) Commercial Factors
Answer | |||
S.No. | Account Titles | Debit | Credit |
1 | Cash $300000– [$300000 X (.06 + .03)] | $ 273,000 | |
Due from Factor ($300000 X .03) | $ 9,000 | ||
Loss on Sale of Receivables*** | $ 26,000 | ||
Accounts Receivable | $ 300,000 | ||
Recourse Obligation | $ 8,000 | ||
Calculation- | |||
Loss on Sale of Receivables | |||
***($300000 X .06) + $8,000 = $26,000 |
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