more profitable and why? Sky Probe sells state-of-the-art telescopes to individuals and organizations interested in studying the solar system. At December 31 last year, the company's inventory amounted to $250,000. Dur- ing the first week of January this year, the company made only one purchase and one sale. These transactions were as follows: ventory Jan. 2 Sold one telescope costing $90,000 to Central State University for cash, $117,000. Jan.5 Purchased merchandise on account from Lunar Optics, $50,000. Terms, net 30 days. a. Prepare journal entries to record these transactions assuming that Sky Probe uses the perpetual inventory system. Use separate entries to record the sales revenue and the cost of goods sold for the sale on January 2. b. Compute the balance of the Inventory account on January 7. 276 Chapter 6 Merchandising Activities arch mi n . Deshauses the