Question

Juniper company uses a perpetual inventory system and the gross method of accounting for purchased. the company purchase $9,750 of merchandise on august 7 with terms 1/10, n/30. on august 11, it returned $1,500 worth of merchandise. on august 26, it paid the full amount due. the correct journal entry to record the merchandise return on august 11 is:

Answer 1

Due to the return of merchandise Juniper Company needs to shift some numbers around to make sure the correct journal entry is in place. To do so, Juniper Company will debit $1,500 from Accounts Payable. Next, they will place a credit to of $1,500 to Merchandise Inventory. 

Answer 2

Correct journal entry is;

Dr Accounts payable $1,500

Cr Inventory $1,500

Step-by-step explanation:

Using perpetual inventory system, purchase returns made by Juniper on August 11 will cause their actual inventory on hand and accounts payable less than to its record. As a result, Juniper should recognize the return by debiting accounts payable and crediting inventory in the amount of $1,500. Purchase return and allowances should be directly charged against inventory account in perpetual inventory system method.