Question

The following items were selected from among the transactions completed by Emerald Bay Stores Co. during the current year:

Feb. 15.	Purchased merchandise on account from Hood Co., $144,000, terms n/30.
Mar. 17.	Issued a 60-day, 6% note for $144,000 to Hood Co., on account.
May 16.	Paid Hood Co. the amount owed on the note of March 17.
June 15.	Borrowed $140,400 from Acme Bank, issuing a 60-day, 7% note.
July 21.	Purchased tools by issuing a $117,000, 90-day note to Columbia Supply Co., which discounted the note at the rate of 9%.
Aug. 14.	Paid Acme Bank the interest due on the note of June 15 and renewed the loan by issuing a new 60-day, 10% note for $140,400. (Journalize both the debit and credit to the notes payable account.)
Oct. 13.	Paid Acme Bank the amount due on the note of August 14.
Oct. 19.	Paid Columbia Supply Co. the amount due on the note of July 21.
Dec. 1.	Purchased office equipment from Mountain Equipment Co. for $132,000, paying $22,000 and issuing a series of ten 6% notes for $11,000 each, coming due at 30-day intervals.
Dec. 12.	Settled a product liability lawsuit with a customer for $83,000, payable in January. Emerald Bay accrued the loss in a litigation claims payable account.
Dec. 31.	Paid the amount due Mountain Equipment Co. on the first note in the series issued on December 1.

Required:

1. Journalize the transactions. If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank. Assume a 360-day year. If required, round to one decimal place. Don't round the intermediate calculations.

For a compound transaction, accounts should be listed largest to smallest.

Answer 1

Transaction	General Journal	Debit	Credit
Feb-15	Inventory	$ 1,44,000
	Accounts Payable - Hood Co.		$     1,44,000
	(Being Purchase recorded)
Mar-14	Accounts Payable - Hood Co.	$ 1,44,000
	Notes Payable		$     1,44,000
	(Being Issuance of notes payable recorded)
May-16	Notes Payable	$ 1,44,000
	Interest Expense [($1,44,000 X 6%) X 60/360]	$       1,440
	Cash		$     1,45,440
	(Being payment recorded)
Jun-15	Cash	$ 1,40,400
	Notes Payable		$     1,40,400
	(Being borrowed amount recorded)
Jul-21	Tools	$ 1,17,000
	Interest Expense [($1,17,000 X 9%) X 90/360]	$   2,632.5
	Cash		$ 1,19,632.5
	(Being Purchase recorded)
Aug-14	Notes Payable	$ 1,40,400
	Interest Expense [($1,40,400 X 7%) X 60/360]	$       1,638
	Notes Payable		$     1,40,400
	Cash		$           1,638
	(Being payment of interest expense recorded)
Oct-13	Notes Payable	$ 1,40,400
	Interest Expense [($1,40,400 X 10%) X 60/360]	$       2,340
	Cash		$     1,42,740
	(Being payment recorded)
Oct-19	Notes Payable	$ 1,17,000
	Cash		$     1,17,000
	(Being payment recorded)
Dec-01	Office Equipment	$ 1,32,000
	Notes Payable		$        22,000
	Cash		$     1,10,000
	(Being Office equipment purchased)
Dec-12	Litigation loss	$     83,000
	Litigation claims payable		$        83,000
	(Being Settlement of lawsuit recorded)
Dec-31	Notes Payable	$     11,000
	Interest Expense [($11,000 X 6%) X 30/360]	$             55
	Cash		$        11,055
	(Being payment recorded)