Question

Scott Company had sales of $12,350,000 and related cost of goods sold of $7,500,000. Scott provides customers a refund for any returned or damaged merchandise. At the end of the year, Scott estimates that customers will request refunds for 0.8% of sales and estimates that merchandise costing $48,000 will be returned.

Journalize the adjusting entries on December 31 to record the expected customer returns. Refer to the Chart of Accounts for exact wording of account tit

CHART OF ACCOUNTSScott CompanyGeneral Ledger

	ASSETS
110	Cash
120	Accounts Receivable
125	Notes Receivable
130	Inventory
131	Estimated Returns Inventory
140	Office Supplies
141	Store Supplies
142	Prepaid Insurance
180	Land
192	Store Equipment
193	Accumulated Depreciation-Store Equipment
194	Office Equipment
195	Accumulated Depreciation-Office Equipment
	LIABILITIES
210	Accounts Payable
216	Salaries Payable
218	Sales Tax Payable
219	Customer Refunds Payable
220	Unearned Rent
221	Notes Payable

	EQUITY
310	Common Stock
311	Retained Earnings
312	Dividends
313	Income Summary
	REVENUE
410	Sales
610	Rent Revenue

	EXPENSES
510	Cost of Goods Sold
521	Delivery Expense
522	Advertising Expense
524	Depreciation Expense-Store Equipment
525	Depreciation Expense-Office Equipment
526	Salaries Expense
531	Rent Expense
533	Insurance Expense
534	Store Supplies Expense
535	Office Supplies Expense
536	Credit Card Expense
539	Miscellaneous Expense
710	Interest Expense

Journalize the adjusting entries on December 31 to record the expected customer returns. Refer to the Chart of Accounts for exact wording of account titles.

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Answer 1

Answer:

Date	Description	Debit $	Credit $
31-Dec	Sales returns and allowance	98800
	Customer refund payable		98800
	(12,350,000*0.8%)
	(To record the estimated sales refund from the customer)
31-Dec	Estimated Returns Inventory	48000
	Cost of goods sold		48000
	(To record the cost for estimated sales return)