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Recording sales, purchases, shipping, and returns-buyer and seller. Sydney Retailing (buyer) and Troy Wholesalers (seller) enter into the following transactions.

May 11 Sydney accepts delivery of $40,000 of merchandise it purchases for resale from Troy: invoice dated May 11, terms 3/10, n/90, FOB shipping point. The goods cost Troy $30,000. Sydney pays $345 cash to Express Shipping for delivery charges on the merchandise.
12 Sydney returns $1,400 of the $40,000 of goods to Troy, who receives them the same day and restores them to its inventory. The returned goods had cost Troy $1,050.
20 Sydney pays Troy for the amount owed. Troy receives the cash immediately.

Required:
a. Prepare journal entries that Sydney Retailing (buyer) records for these three transactions
b. Prepare journeal entries that Troy Wholesalers (seller) records for these three transactions.

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Answer: please see explanation column for answers

Step-by-step explanation:

A) Journal entry for Sydney retailing buyer

i)To record purchase of inventory on account

Date Account titles Debit Credit

May 11 Accounts Payable $40,000

Merchandise Inventory $40,000

ii)To record shipping expense paid

Date Account titles Debit Credit

May 11

Merchandise Inventory $ 345

Cash $ 345

iii) To record goods returned to seller

Date Account titles Debit Credit

May 12 Accounts Payable $1,400

Merchandise Inventory $1,400

iv To record payment on account.

Date Account titles Debit Credit

May 20 Accounts Payable $38,600

Merchandise Inventory $1,158

Cash $37,442

Calculation:

Accounts payable= Purchases− Purchase return

=$40,000−$1,400

=$38,600

Discount=Accounts payable X 3%

=$38,600×0.03

=$1,158

B) Journal entry for Troy - Seller

i)To record sales of goods on account

Date Account titles Debit Credit

May 11 Accounts receivable $40,000

Sales Revenue $40,000

ii) To record cost of goods sold

Date Account titles Debit Credit

May 11 Cost of goods sold $30,000

Merchandise Inventory $30,000

III) To record sales return

Date Account titles Debit Credit

May 12 Sales returns and allowance $1,400

Account receivable $1,400

iv) To record cost of goods sold reversed for sales return

Date Account titles Debit Credit

May 12 Merchandise Inventory $1,050.

Cost of goods sold $1,050.

v) To record cash received for goods sold.

Date Account titles Debit Credit

May 20 Cash $38,600

Sales discount $1,158

Account receivables $37,442

Calculation:

Accounts receivables= sales− sales return

=$40,000−$1,400

=$38,600

Discount=receivables X 3%

=$38,600×0.03

=$1,158

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