Question

Bramble Corporation factors $252,500 of accounts receivable with Kathleen Battle Financing, Inc. on a with recourse basis. Kathleen Battle Financing will collect the receivables. The receivables records are transferred to Kathleen Battle Financing on August 15, 2020. Kathleen Battle Financing assesses a finance charge of 2% of the amount of accounts receivable and also reserves an amount equal to 4% of accounts receivable to cover probable adjustments.(b) Assume that the conditions are met for a transfer of receivables with recourse to be accounted for as a sale. Prepare the journal entry on August 15, 2020, for Bramble to record the sale of receivables, assuming the recourse obligation has a fair value of $4,940. (If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts. Credit account titles are automatically indented when the amount is entered. Do not indent manually.)

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Before passing the journal entry we have to do the calculations which is shown below:

The accounts receivable is $252,500

Financial charge = 2% of accounts receivable = $252,500 × 2% = $5,050

Recourse obligation fair value = $4,940

The loss on receivables sold would be = $5,050 + $4,940 = $9,990

Reserve amount = 4% of accounts receivable = $252,500 × 2% = $10,100

Now the journal entry would be shown below:

Cash A/c Dr $237,350

Reserve A/c Dr $10,100

Loss on receivables sold A/c Dr $9,990

To Recourse liability $4,940

To Accounts receivable $252,500

(Being the sale of receivables with recourse is recorded)