(Installment SalesDefault and Repossession) Michael Johnson Imports Inc. was involved in two default and repossession cases during...

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(Installment Sales—Default and Repossession) Michael Johnson Imports Inc. was involved in two default and repossession cases during the year:

1. A refrigerator was sold to Merlene Ottey for $1,800, including a 35% markup on selling price. Ottey made a down payment of 20%, four of the remaining 16 equal payments, and then defaulted on further payments. The refrigerator was repossessed, at which time the fair value was determined to be $800.

2. An oven that cost $1,200 was sold to Donovan Bailey for $1,600 on the installment basis. Bailey made a down payment of $240 and paid $80 a month for six months, after which he defaulted. The oven was repossessed and the estimated value at time of repossession was determined to be $750.

Instructions Prepare journal entries to record each of these repossessions using a fair value approach. (Ignore interest charges.)

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Intermediate Accounting 2007 FASB Update Volume 2

ISBN: 9780470128763

12th Edition

Authors: Donald E. Kieso, Jerry J. Weygandt, Terry D. Warfield

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