Question

Lonergan Company occasionally uses its accounts receivable to obtain immediate cash. At the end of June 2018, the company had accounts receivable of $900,000. Lonergan needs approximately $560,000 to capitalize on a unique investment opportunity. On July 1, 2018, a local bank offers Lonergan the following two alternatives: Borrow $560,000, sign a note payable, and assign the entire receivable balance as collateral. At the end of each month, a remittance will be made to the bank that equals the amount of receivables collected plus 12% interest on the unpaid balance of the note at the beginning of the period. Transfer $610,000 of specific receivables to the bank without recourse. The bank will charge a 2% factoring fee on the amount of receivables transferred. The bank will collect the receivables directly from customers. The sale criteria are met. Required: 1. Prepare the journal entries that would be recorded on July 1 for: a. alternative a. b. alternative b. 2. Assuming that 80% of all June 30 receivables are collected during July, prepare the necessary journal entries to record the collection and the remittance to the bank for: a. alternative a. b. alternative b.

Answer 1

Question 1

Journal entries:

Alternative a- Borrowed $560,000 from bank against receivables (as collateral)

Date	General journal	Debit	Credit
07/01/2018	Bank a/c or cash a/c To Note payable a/c (Being money borrowed from the bank against account receivables)	$560,000	$560,000

Alternative b: Factoring of specific receivables of amount $610,000 by bank (without recource)

Date	General journal	Debit	Credit
07/01/2018	Bank a/c or cash a/c To Accounts receivables a/c (Being bank factored the specific receivables without recource)	$610,000	$610,000

Question 2

Journal entries to record the collection and the remittance to the bank:

Alternative a

Date	General Journal	Debit	Credit
July/2018	Bank a/c or cash a/c To Accounts receivable a/c (Being 80% of the Accounts receivables collected) ($900,000 x 80%)	$720,000	$720,000
July/31/2018	Note payable a/c Interest a/c To Bank a/c or cash a/c (Being amount repaid to bank along with the interest)	$560,000 $67,200	$627,200

Working note -Calculation of interest

Unpaid balance of note on July/01/2018 = $560,000

Interest payable at the end of the month i.e on july/31/2018 = $560,000 x 12% = $67,200

Alternative b

Date	General Journal	Debit	Credit
July/2018	Factoring fee a/c To Bank a/c or cash a/c (Being factoring fee remitted to bank) ($610,000 x 2%)	$12,200	$12,200

Note: Since specific receivables of amount $610,000 factored without recource by the bank, company don't need to make any remittances to the bank. Therefore there won't be any jounal entries for the same.

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