Question

On April 1, 2020, Rasheed Company assigns $400,000 of its accounts receivable to the Third National Bank as collateral for a $200,000 loan due July 1, 2020. The assignment agreement calls for Rasheed to continue to collect the receivables. Third National Bank assesses a finance charge of 2% of the accounts receivable, and interest on the loan is 10% (a realistic rate of interest for a note of this type).

Required:
1. Prepare the April 1, 2020 journal entry for Rasheed company.

Answer 1

Debit: Cash with $192,000

Debit: Finance charge with $8,000

Credit: Notes payable with $200,000

Step-by-step explanation:

Step 1: Calculation of finance charge and cash received

Finance charge = $400,000 × 2% = $8,000

Cash received = $200,000 - $8,000 = $192,000

Step 2: Calculation preparation of journal entry

The journal entries appear as follows:

DR ($) CR ($)

Cash 192,000

Finance charge 8,000

Notes payable 200,000

Being the cash received and finance charge on note payable.

Answer 2

The journal entry for Rasheed company on April 1,2020 will be:

Account title Dr Cr

Cash 192,000

Finance charge 8,000

Notes payable 200,000

Finance charge = $400,000 x 2% = 8,000

Notes Payable = 200,000

Cash = 200,000 - 8,000 = 192,000