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A company sells 100 computers for $300 each on account to a customer. The computer cost the company $125 each. The company recorded the revenue and cost of goods sold. The company allows customers a right of return which they estimate to be 2% of sales. Using the Financial Statement effects template, how should the company record the estimated returns?
Effect on Financial statements:
| Assets | Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity | |||||||||||||||
| Current assets | + | Non-current assets | = | Liabilities | + | Capital | + | Retained Earnings | ||||||||
| Cash | + | Accounts receivable | + | Inventory | Revenues | - | Expenses | = | Net income | |||||||
| + | $ (600.00) | + | + | = | + | - | $ 600.00 | = | $ (600.00) | |||||||
| + | + | $ 250.00 | + | + | - | $ (250.00) | = | $ 250.00 | ||||||||
| $ (600.00) | $ 250.00 | $ 350.00 | $ (350.00) | |||||||||||||
| ($350) | ($350) | |||||||||||||||
Explanation:
Journal entries:
| Account title and Explanation | Debit | Credit |
| Sales returns and Allowances [2 computers x $300] | $600 | |
| Allowances for sales returns and allowances | $600 | |
| [To record estimated sales returns] | ||
| Estimated Inventory Returns [2 computers x $125] | $250 | |
| Cost of goods sold | $250 | |
| [To record estimated cost of goods sold return] |
Estimated returns = 100 computers x 2% = 2 computers.