Halifax Manufacturing allows its customers to return merchandise for any reason up to $90$ days after delivery and receive a credit to their accounts. All of Halifax's sales are for credit $($no cash is collected at the time of sale$).$ The company began $2024$ with a refund liability of $$320,000.$ During $2024,$ Halifax sold merchandise on account for $$11,700,000.$ Halifax's merchandise costs are $75\%$ of merchandise selling price. Also during the year, customers returned $$460,000$ in sales for credit, with $$255,000$ of those being returns of merchandise sold prior to $2024,$ and the rest being merchandise sold during $2024.$ Sales returns, estimated to be $4\%$ of sales, are recorded as an adjusting entry at the end of the year.Halifax Manufacturing allows its customers to return merchandise for any reason up to $90$ days after delivery and receive a credit to

their accounts. All of Halifax's sales are for credit $($no cash is collected at the time of sale$).$ The company began $2024$ with a refund

liability of $$320,000.$ During $2024.$ Halifax sold merchandise on account for $$11,700,000.$ Halifax's merchandise costs are $75\%$ of

merchandise selling price. Also during the year. customers returned $$460\mathrm{.}000$ in sales for credit, with $$255\mathrm{.}000$ of those being retums

of merchandise sold prior to $2024,$ and the rest being merchandise sold during $2024.$ Sales retums, estimated to be $4\%$ of sales, are

recorded as an adjusting entry at the end of the year.

Requlred:

Prepare entries to $($a$)$ record actual returns in $2024$ of merchandise that was sold prior to $2024$; $($b$)$ record actual returns in $2024$

of merchandise that was sold during $2024$: and $($c$)$ adjust the refund liability to its appropriate balance at year end.

What is the amount of the year$-$end refund liability after the adjusting entry is recorded?

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Prepare entries to $($a$)$ record actual returns in $2024$ of merchandise that was sold prior to $2024$: $($b$)$ record actual returns in $2024$ of

merchandise that was sold during $2024$: and $($c$)$ adjust the refund liability to its appropriate balance at year end.

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Journal entry worksheet

Record the actual sales returns of merchandise sold prior to $2024.$

Note: Enter debins before credits.

What is the amount of the year$-$end refund liability after the adjusting entry is recorded?

Required $1)$

Prepare entries to $($a$)$ record actual returns in $2024$ of merchandise that was sold prior to $2024$; $($b$)$ record actual returns in $2024$ of merchandise that was sold during $2024$; and $($c$)$ adjust the refund liability to its appropriate balance at year end.

$1.$ Record the actual sales returns of merchandise sold prior to $2024.$

$2.$ Record the cost of merchandise returned for goods sold prior to $2024.$

$3.$ Record the actual sales returns of merchandise sold during $2024.$

$4.$ Record the cost of merchandise returned for goods sold during $2024.$

$5.$ Record the year$-$end adjusting entry for estimated returns.

$6.$ Record the adjusting entry for the estimated returns of merchandise to inventory.

Required $2)$ What is the amount of the year$-$end refund liability after the adjusting entry is recorded?