On January 1, the company received layaway payments from two customers. Each customer paid $50. On December

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On January 1, the company received layaway payments from two customers. Each customer paid $50. On December 24, the layaway period expired. On that date, the company received $300 from Customer 1 and delivered the promised merchandise (costing $200). Customer 2 did not return to make the final payment and thus forfeited the initial $50 layaway payment. Make the journal entries necessary to record

(1) The receipt of the initial layaway payments,

(2) The receipt of the final layaway payment and the delivery of the goods to Customer 1, and

(3) The forfeit of the layaway payment by Customer 2. The company uses a perpetual inventory system.


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Intermediate Accounting

ISBN: 978-0324592375

17th Edition

Authors: James D. Stice, Earl K. Stice, Fred Skousen

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