Question

Timber Manufacturing uses the perpetual inventory system and purchased $6,000 of merchandise inventory on account. The seller prepays $300 in freight charges which were added to Timber Manufacturing's invoice.

The journal entry for the purchase of merchandise on account using the perpetual inventory system is:

a.merchandise inventory: 6,000 debit
delivery expense: 300 debit
accounts payable: 6,300 credit
b.merchandise inventory: 6,000 debit
accounts payable: 6,600 credit
c.merchandise inventory: 6,300 debit
cash: 6,300 credit
d.merchandise inventory: 6,300 debit
accounts payable: 6,300 credit

Answer 1

d.merchandise inventory: 6,300 debit

accounts payable: 6,300 credit

Step-by-step explanation:

The journal entry to record the purchase of merchandise made on the account is shown below:

Merchandise inventory A/c Dr $6,300

To Account payable A/c $6,300

(Being the purchase and the freight is recorded)

The computation is shown below:

= Purchase value of merchandise + freight charges

= $6,000 + $300

= $6,300