Question

Lonergan Company occasionally uses its accounts receivable to obtain immediate cash. At the end of June 2018, the company had accounts receivable of $1,060,000. Lonergan needs approximately $640,000 to capitalize on a unique investment opportunity. On July 1, 2018, a local bank offers Lonergan the following two alternatives:

1. Borrow $640,000, 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 9% interest on the unpaid balance of the note at the beginning of the period.
2. Transfer $690,000 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.

Prepare the journal entries that would be recorded on July 1 for alternative b. (If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No journal entry required" in the first account field.)

• Record the transfer $690,000 of specific receivables to the bank without recourse. The bank will charge a 2% factoring fee on the amount of receivables transferred.

Note: Enter debits before credits.

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 alternative a. (If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No journal entry required" in the first account field.)

Answer 1

1

Journal Entry for alternative A

Date	Description	debit$	Credit $
July-1-2018	Cash	640,000
	Notes Payable		640,000
	(being entry for recording borrowing of $ 640,00 and signing of notes payable)

Journal Entry for alternative B

Date	Description	debit$	Credit $
July-1-2018	Cash	676,200
	Loss on transfer of receivable (390,000*2%)	13800
	Account receivable		690,000
	(being entry for recording account receivable)

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2

Journal Entry for alternative A

Date	Description	debit$	Credit $
July-1-2018	Cash	848,000
	Account Receivable (1060,000*80%)		848,000
	(being entry for recording collection of 80% on account receivable)

Journal Entry for alternative B

Date	Description	debit$	Credit $
July-1-2018	Cash (1060,000*80%)-690,000	158,000
	Account Receivable		158,000
	(being entry for recording collected by bank IN EXCESS OF account receivable)