An inexperienced accountant for Churchill Company made the following errors in recording merchandising transactions: 1. A ($
Question:
An inexperienced accountant for Churchill Company made the following errors in recording merchandising transactions:
1. A \(\$ 150\) refund to a customer for faulty merchandise was debited to Sales \(\$ 150\) and credited to Cash \(\$ 150\).
2. A \(\$ 250\) credit purchase of supplies was debited to Purchases \(\$ 250\) and credited to Cash \(\$ 250\).
3. An \(\$ 80\) sales discount was debited to Purchase Discounts.
4. A \(\$ 50\) purchase return was recorded as a debit to Accounts Payable \(\$ 50\) and a credit to Purchases \(\$ 50\).
5. A cash payment of \(\$ 30\) for freight on merchandise purchases was debited to Purchases \(\$ 300\) and credited to Cash \(\$ 300\).
\section*{Instructions}
Prepare separate correcting entries for each error, assuming that the incorrect entry is not reversed. (You may omit explanations.)
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Financial Accounting Tools For Business Decision Making
ISBN: 9780471169192
1st Edition
Authors: Paul D. Kimmel, Jerry J. Weygandt, Donald E. Kieso