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College Accounting
John Price, University of North Texas
M. David Haddock, Chattanooga State Technical Comm. College
Horace Brock, University of North Texas
Connie Hahn, Southern Alberta Institute of Technology
Traven Reed, Canadore College

Accounting for Sales, Accounts Receivable, and Cash Receipts

Demonstration Problems

1. Open the general ledger accounts; enter the balance for Accounts Receivable.
1011   Account Receivable, $ 20340
1021    Merchandise Inventory
4001    Sales
4051    Sales Returns and Allowances
5001    Cost of Goods Sold
2031    Sales Tax Payable
2034    GST Payable

2. Set up the accounts receivable subsidiary ledger. Open an account for each credit customer and enter the balances as of April 1, 20X4. All customers have terms of n/45.
Auto Center, $ 4930
Quick Car Care, $ 1410
Tom’s Tire & Auto, $ 14000
The Auto Store
Wood’s Auto Supply

3. Record the transactions on page 5 of a sales journal and on page 15 of the general journal.

4. Post-individual entries from the sales journal and the general ledger to the appropriate ledger accounts.

5. Total and rule the sales journal as of April 30, 20X4

6. Post from the sales journal to the appropriate general ledger accounts.

7. Prepare a schedule of accounts receivable for April 30, 20X4

8. Compare the total of the schedule of accounts receivable to the balance of the Accounts Receivable account. The two should be equal.

Transactions:
April
1  Sold tires to Quick car Care, issued Invoice 4576 with a list price of $ 12400. Cost of $ 5000
4    Sold auto supplies to the Auto Store, issued Invoice4577 with a list price of $ 16900. Cost of $ 11000.
9    Sold auto supplies to Tom’s Tire & Auto, issued Invoice 4578 with a list price of $ 6600. Cost of $ 4500.
14    Sold tires to Auto Center, issued Invoice 4579 with a list price of $ 16400. Cost of $ 8000
18    Accepted a return of all auto supplies damaged in shipment to Tom’s Tire & Auto issued Credit Memo 362. The original sale was made on Invoice 4578 on April 9.
21    Sold auto supplies to Quick Car Care, issued Invoice 4580 with a list price of $ 31160, cost of $20000.
29    Sold tires to The Auto Store, issued Invoice 4581 with a list price of $ 27410 cost of $15000.
30    Sold tires to Wood’s Auto Supply, issued Invoice 4582 with a list price of $ 14410, cost of $ 7000.

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