On May 11 Sydney accepts delivery of $20,500 of merchandise it purchases for resale from Troy: invoice dated May 11, terms 3/10, n/90, FOB shipping point. The goods cost Troy $13,735. Sydney pays $410 cash to Express Shipping for delivery charges on the merchandise. 12 Sydney returns $1,300 of the $20,500 of goods to Troy, who receives them the same day and restores them to its inventory. The returned goods had cost Troy $871. 20 Sydney pays Troy for the amount owed. Troy receives the cash immediately. (Both Sydney and Troy use a perpetual inventory system and the gross method.) Required:
a. Prepare journal entries that Sydney Retailing (buyer) records for these three transactions.
b. Prepare journal entries that Troy Wholesalers (seller) records for these three transactions.

Please see explanation for answer

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                            $20,500  

Merchandise Inventory                                                             $20,500

ii)To record shipping expense paid

Date          Account  titles                                   Debit               Credit

May 11        Merchandise Inventory                       $ 41

                      Cash                                                                          $ 410

iii) To record goods returned to seller

Date          Account  titles                                   Debit               Credit

May 12   Accounts Payable                                $1,300

        Merchandise Inventory                                                       $1,300

iv To record payment on account.

Date          Account  titles                                   Debit               Credit

May 20 Accounts Payable                            $19,200  

Merchandise Inventory                                                                    $576

Cash                                                                                              $18,624

Calculation:

Accounts payable=  Purchases−   Purchase return

=$20,500−$1,300

=$19,200

Discount=Accounts payable X 3%  

=$19,200×0.03

=$576

                           B) Journal entry for Troy - Seller

i)To record sales of goods on account

Date          Account  titles                                   Debit               Credit

May 11          Accounts receivable                        $20,500

Sales Revenue                                                                             $20,500

ii) To record cost of goods sold

Date          Account  titles                                   Debit               Credit  

May 11   Cost of goods sold                               $13,735

Merchandise Inventory                                                                 $13,735

III) To record sales return

Date          Account  titles                                   Debit               Credit

May 12   Sales returns and allowance                $1,300

Account receivable                                                                       $1,300  

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

Date          Account  titles                                   Debit               Credit

May 12           Merchandise Inventory                    $871

      Cost of goods sold                                                                 $871.    

v) To record cash received for goods sold.

Date          Account  titles                          Debit               Credit

May 20      Cash                                        $19,200  

Sales discount                                                                      $576

       Account receivables                                                       $18,624      

Calculation:

Accounts receivables=  sales−   sales  return

=$20,500−$1,300

=$19,200

Discount=receivables X 3%

=$19,200×0.03

=$576

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