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Exercise 6-47 (Algorithmic) Recording Purchases and Shipping Terms On May 12, Digital Distributors received three shipments of merchandise. The first was shipped F.O.B. shipping point, had a total invoice price of $150,000, and was delivered by a trucking company that charged an additional $12,000 for transportation charges from Digital Distributors. The second was shipped F.O.B. shipping point and had a total invoice price of $89,000, including transportation charges of $6,200 that were prepaid by the seller. The third shipment was shipped F.O.B. destination and had an invoice price of $21,000, excluding transportation charges of $1,200 paid by the seller. Digital uses a perpetual inventory system. Digital Distributors has not paid any of the invoices. Required: Prepare journal entries to record these purchases. Journalize the entries to record the first shipment and transportation charges, if required. May 12 Inventory Accounts Payable (Purchased inventory on account) May 12 Inventory Accounts Payable (Paid shipping costs, if required) Feedback Journalize the entries to record the second shipment and transportation charges, if required. If no entry is required, select "No entry required" and leave the amount boxes blank. May 12 (Purchased inventory on account) May 12 (Paid shipping costs, if required) Feedback Journalize the entries to record the third shipment and transportation charges, if required. If no entry is required, select "No entry required" and leave the amount boxes blank. May 12 (Purchased inventory on account) May 12 (Paid shipping costs, if required)
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FOB shipping point:Terms indicating that the buyer must pay to get the goods delivered. | |||
FOB Destination:The seller/shipper pays all the shipping costsuntil the cargo arrives at the buyer's store. | |||
Event | Account | Debit | Credit |
1a | Inventory | $ 15,000 | |
1a | Accounts Payable | $ 15,000 | |
1b | Freight in | $ 15,000 | |
1b | Accounts Payable | $ 15,000 | |
2 | Inventory | $ 89,000 | |
2 | Accounts Payable | $ 89,000 | |
(including Freight paid by seller) | |||
3 | Inventory | $ 21,000 | |
3 | Accounts Payable | $ 21,000 | |
(FOB Destination and hence Freight is incurred by Seller) |