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Prepare the journal entries to record these transactions on Bernadina Company’s

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Question

Prepare the journal entries to record these transactions on Bernadina Company’s books under a perpetual inventory system. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually. Record journal entries in the order presented in the problem.)

(a) On March 2, Horst Company sold $928,900 of merchandise to Bernadina Company, terms 3/10, n/30. The cost of the merchandise sold was $547,700. (b) On March 6, Bernadina Company returned $106,100 of the merchandise purchased on March 2. The cost of the merchandise returned was $63,770. (c) On March 12, Horst Company received the balance due from Bernadina Company.

Explanation / Answer

Journal entries to record the following transactions for Bernadina Company under perpetual inventory system is as shown below:

(a)

Date

Particulars

L.F

Amount ($)

Amount ($)

March 2

Merchandise Inventory

928,900

   Accounts Payable-Horst Company

928,900

(For goods costing $547,700 purchased on terms 3/10, n/30)

(b)

Date

Particulars

L.F

Amount ($)

Amount ($)

March 6

Accounts Payable-Horst Company

106,100

   Merchandise Inventory

106,100

(For goods costing $63,770 purchase return on terms 3/10, n/30)

(c )

Date

Particulars

L.F

Amount ($)

Amount ($)

March 12

Accounts payable-Horst Company

822,800

   Merchandise Inventory (1,500*2%)

    24,684

   Cash

798,116

(For cash paid for purchase)

Date

Particulars

L.F

Amount ($)

Amount ($)

March 2

Merchandise Inventory

928,900

   Accounts Payable-Horst Company

928,900

(For goods costing $547,700 purchased on terms 3/10, n/30)