Merchandise Accounting Problem

Use the provided workbook for this week to complete these transactions.

Our Poultry Farmer has decided to expand his business. He is now raising various birds to sell to other farmers,
and also selling some products to assist with others raising their birds.

He has the following transactions for 2021:

Jan. 5: Farmer purchased 20 turkeys @ $15 each, 40 chickens @ $20 each, and 15 geese @ $15 each for his
inventory, and made these purchases on account from Flock, Inc.

Jan. 7: Farmer bought 100 - 20 pound bags of bird feed @ $15 per bag from Sweet Tweet. He paid cash, and
they gave him a bulk discount of 5% for paying cash at the register.

Jan. 8: Farmer realizes 2 bags of the bird feed is contaminated with tiny pieces of shredded plastic. Sweet
Tweet agrees to credit his account for these 2 bags, and will exchange them next time he is in the store.

Jan 10: Farmer received his bill from Flock, Inc. There was no discount offered since he did not meet the
minimum purchase amount to qualify. His invoice is due by Jan. 25th or he will be charged a 10% late
fee.

Jan. 12: Farmer sells 5 turkeys to All Gobbled Up Farm @ $30 each. He also sells them 5 bags of bird feed @
$30 each. He gives the farm an invoice that is due in 20 days, and offers a 2% discount if they pay
within 10 days.

Jan. 13: Farmer sells 10 chickens @ $35 each, and 5 geese @ $30 each to Fowl Farm. He also sells them 15
bags of bird feed @ $25 per bag. They paid him cash for their purchase.

Jan. 16: Farmer receives the payment in full from All Gobbled Up Farm. They paid it on a credit card, and the
farmer was charged a 2.5% processing fee from the credit card processor on the transaction amount.

Jan. 20: Fowl Farm returned 3 of the geese to the farmer because they did not have adequate space for the
birds. The farmer gave them their money back for the 3 geese.

Jan. 27: Farmer pays his bill to Flock, Inc. in full.

Jan. 30: Farmer sold 4 geese to Feathered Friends via the internet @ $35 each. He shipped them across the
country for a $50 freight fee with FOB destination. The invoice was paid in full with a credit card
before the geese were shipped. The credit card processor charged a 2.5% fee to the farmer for this
transaction.

Instructions

1. We are starting fresh with the numbers for the year. Do NOT carry over any balances from the prior
year, since we are treating this like a new business w/different scenarios.

2. In the chart of accounts, fill in the account type (income, expense, liability, asset, equity, contra-asset),
and corresponding account numbers. List the accounts in the proper order as well. Refer to Chapter 6,
page 283 in hardback text for examples.

3. Fill in the T-Accounts with the account names and corresponding numbers. Fill in the data entries
above. Include the date next to each transaction.

4. Properly record the General Journal entries for each piece of data given. Do not forget to include the
page number and year at the top of each GJ page. Be sure to include a description for each entry as well.
If a calculation is required to obtain the amount for the transaction, show the work for your calculation
in the description of the entry.

5. Enter the year at the top of the General Ledger. Fill in the account names and numbers for each ledger.
Record the General Ledger entries for each piece of data given.

6. Prepare a unadjusted trial balance for January 31, 2021

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