Question

Accompanying a bank statement for Santee Company is a credit memo for $15,120 representing the principal ($14,000) and interest ($1,120) on a note that had been collected by the bank. The company had been notified by the bank at the time of the collection but had made no entries.

On March 1, journalize the entry that should be made by the company to bring the accounting records up to date. Refer to the Chart of Accounts for exact wording of account titles.
CHART OF ACCOUNTSSantee CompanyGeneral Ledger
ASSETS
110 Cash
111 Petty Cash
120 Accounts Receivable
131 Notes Receivable
141 Merchandise Inventory
145 Office Supplies
146 Store Supplies
151 Prepaid Insurance
181 Land
191 Office Equipment
192 Accumulated Depreciation-Office Equipment
193 Store Equipment
194 Accumulated Depreciation-Store Equipment
LIABILITIES
210 Accounts Payable
221 Notes Payable
222 Interest Payable
231 Salaries Payable
241 Sales Tax Payable
EQUITY
310 Owner, Capital
311 Owner, Drawing
312 Income Summary
REVENUE
410 Sales
610 Interest Revenue
EXPENSES
510 Cost of Merchandise Sold
515 Credit Card Expense
516 Cash Short and Over
520 Salaries Expense
531 Advertising Expense
532 Delivery Expense
533 Insurance Expense
534 Office Supplies Expense
535 Rent Expense
536 Repairs Expense
537 Selling Expenses
538 Store Supplies Expense
561 Depreciation Expense-Office Equipment
562 Depreciation Expense-Store Equipment
590 Miscellaneous Expense
710
Interest Expense
On March 1, journalize the entry that should be made by the company to bring the accounting records up to date. Refer to the Chart of Accounts for exact wording of account titles.
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DATE DESCRIPTION POST. REF. DEBIT CREDIT
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Answer 1

Dr Cash $15,120

Cr Notes Receivable $14,000

Cr Interest Revenue $1,120

Step-by-step explanation:

Preparation of the journal entry

Based on the information given On March 1, the journal entry that should be made by the company to bring the accounting records up to date will be :

March 1

Dr Cash $15,120

Cr Notes Receivable $14,000

Cr Interest Revenue $1,120