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 2011 with a refund liability of $450,000. During 2011, Halifax sold merchandise on account for $13,000,000. Halifax's merchandise costs it 65% of merchandise selling price. Also during the year, customers returned $514,000 in sales for credit, with $283,000 of those being returns of merchandise sold prior to 2011, and the rest being merchandise sold during 2011. Sales returns, estimated to be 4% of sales, are recorded as an adjusting entry at the end of the year. Required:

1. Prepare entries to (a) record actual returns in 2011 of merchandise that was sold prior to 2011; (b) record actual returns in 2011 of merchandise that was sold during 2011; and (c) adjust the refund liability to its appropriate balance at year end.

Record the actual sales return of merchandise sold prior to 2011.

Record the cost of merchandise returned for goods sold prior to 2011.

Record the actual sales return of merchandise sold during 2011

Record the cost of merchandise returned for goods sold during 2011

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

Record the adjusting entry for the estimated return of merchandise to inventory.

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