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Return to question Item 2 Santa Fe Retailing purchased merchandise “as is” (with no returns) from Mesa Wholesalers with credit terms of 3/10, n/60 and an invoice price of $15,700

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Santa Fe Retailing purchased merchandise “as is” (with no returns) from Mesa Wholesalers with credit terms of 3/10, n/60 and an invoice price of $15,700. The merchandise had cost Mesa $10,707. Assume that both buyer and seller use a perpetual inventory system and the gross method.

1. Prepare entries that the buyer records for the (a) purchase, (b) cash payment within the discount period, and (c) cash payment after the discount period.
2. Prepare entries that the seller records for the (a) sale, (b) cash collection within the discount period, and (c) cash collection after the discount period.

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1. Prepare entries that the buyer records for the (a) purchase, (b) cash payment within the discount period, and (c) cash payment after the discount period.

No. Account titles and explanation Debit Credit
a) Merchandise inventory $15,700  
  Accounts payable   $15,700
  (To record purchase of merchandise inventory)    
       
b) Accounts payable $15,700  
  Merchandise inventory ($15,700*3%)   $471
  Cash ($15,700*97%)   $15,229
  (To record cash paid within the discount period)    
       
c) Accounts payable $15,700  
  Cash   $15,700
  (To record cash paid after the discount period)    

2. Prepare entries that the seller records for the (a) sale, (b) cash collection within the discount period, and (c) cash collection after the discount period.

No. Account titles and explanation Debit Credit
a-1) Accounts receivable $15,700  
  Sales   $15,700
  (To record sales)    
       
a-2) Cost of goods sold $10,707  
  Merchandise inventory   $10,707
  (To record cost of goods sold)    
       
b) Cash ($15,700*97%) $15,229  
  Sales discounts ($15,700*3%) $471  
  Accounts receivable   $15,700
  (To record cash received before the discount period)    
       
c) Cash $15,700  
  Accounts receivable   $15,700
  (To record cash received after the discount period)