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Preston Stores Inc. completed the following transactions during the current year, the company's first year of operations. Preston Stores has a December 31 year-end.
Requirements
A. Prepare the journal entries required to record the transactions listed above. Assume a perpetual inventory system is used.
B. Prepare a partial income statement for the current fiscal year.
September 2: Purchased $66,000 of merchandise inventory from Anderson Company using a trade note payable. The not is due in three months and carries an 6% annual interest rate.
Proper Account | Debit | |
Proper Account | Credit | |
September 21: Purchased $392,000 of inventory from various suppliers on account.
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Proper Account | Credit | |
October 12: Sold merchandise that cost $87,000 for $137,000 on account.
Begin by journalizing the sale of the merchandise. Do not record the expense related to the sale. We will do that in a following step.
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Proper Account | Credit | |
Now journalize the expense related to the October 12 sale.
Proper Account | Debit | |
Proper Account | Credit | |
October 16: Sold $4,100 of gift cards and received cash.
Proper Account | Debit | |
Proper Account | Credit | |
November 16: Paid for all the items purchased on September 21.
Proper Account | Debit | |
Proper Account | Credit | |
December 2: Paid off the trade note payable plus interest.
Proper Account | Debit | |
Proper Account | Credit | |
December 15: Redeemed gift cards totaling $3700 from customers who purchased merchandise costing $2300.
Begin by journalizing the gift card redemption. Do not record the expense related to the sale. We will do that in the following step.
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Proper Account | Credit | |
Now journalize the expense related to the December 15 sale.
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Proper Account | Credit | |
December 31: Used the proportional method to account for breakage. Its estimated breakage rate is 6%.
Proper Account | Debit | |
Proper Account | Credit | |
Requirement B.
Prepare the partial income statement for the current fiscal year.
Review the journal entries prepared in Requirement A.
Preston Stores Inc. |
Partial Income Statement |
For the Four Months Ended December 31 |
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