Movado Suppliers had the following transactions: Mar. 1 Sold merchandise on account to R. Sticca, $5,000. 20
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Movado Suppliers had the following transactions:
Mar. 1 Sold merchandise on account to R. Sticca, $5,000.
20 R. Sticca gave a $5,000, 90-day, 12% note to extend time for payment.
30 R. Sticca’s note is discounted at Commerce Bank at a discount rate of 15%.
Apr. 20 Received a $3,000, 60-day, 10% note from K. Jones in payment for sale of merchandise.
May 5 K. Jones’s note is discounted at Commerce Bank at a discount rate of 12%.
June 19 K. Jones’s note is dishonored. The bank bills Movado for the maturity value of the note plus a $40 bank fee.
July 31 K. Jones’s dishonored note is collected; Jones pays Movado the maturity value of the note, the $40 bank fee, and interest at 10% on the maturity value plus the bank fee.
Aug. 1 Sold merchandise on account to R. Brown, $5,600.
12 R. Brown paid $400 and gave a $5,200, 30-day, 12% note to extend time for payment.
Sept. 11 R. Brown paid $400, plus interest, and gave a new $4,800, 60-day, 14% note to extend time for payment.
26 R. Brown’s note is discounted at Commerce Bank at a discount rate of 16%.
Nov. 10 R. Brown’s note is dishonored. The bank bills Movado for the maturity value of the note plus a $40 bank fee.
Dec. 15 R. Brown’s dishonored note is collected. Brown pays Movado the maturity value of the note, the $40 bank fee, and interest at 14% on the maturity value plus the bank fee.
REQUIRED
Record the transactions in a general journal.
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