Question

Harwell Company manufactures automobile tires. On July 15, 2021, the company sold 1,700 tires to the Nixon Car Company for $50 each. The terms of the sale were 2/10, n/30. Harwell uses the net method of accounting for cash discounts.

Required:
1. Prepare the journal entries to record the sale on July 15 (ignore cost of goods) and payment on July 23, 2021.
2. Prepare the journal entries to record the sale on July 15 (ignore cost of goods) and payment on August 15, 2021.

Answer 1

Journal entries to record the sale on July 15 and payment on July 23, 2021:

July 15, 2021:

Accounts Receivable $85,000 (1,700 tires x $50 per tire)

Sales $85,000

July 23, 2021:

Cash $83,300 (net amount received: $85,000 - [$85,000 x 2%])

Sales Discount $1,700 ($85,000 x 2%)

Accounts Receivable $85,000

Journal entries to record the sale on July 15 and payment on August 15, 2021:

July 15, 2021:

Accounts Receivable $85,000 (1,700 tires x $50 per tire)

Sales $85,000

August 15, 2021:

Cash $85,000

Accounts Receivable $85,000