Palisade Creek Co. is a merchandising business that uses the perpetual inventory system. The account balances for Palisade Creek Co. as of May 1, 2016 (unless otherwise indicated), are as follows:

110 Cash $ 83,600 112 Accounts Receivable 233,900 115 Merchandise Inventory 624,400 116 Estimated Returns Inventory 28,000 117 Prepaid Insurance 16,800 118 Store Supplies 11,400 123 Store Equipment 569,500 124 Accumulated Depreciation-Store Equipment 56,700 210 Accounts Payable 96,600 211 Salaries Payable 212 Customers Refunds Payable 50,000 310 Common Stock 100,000 311 Retained Earnings 585,300 312 Dividends 135,000 313 Income Summary 410 Sales 5,069,000 510 Cost of Merchandise Sold 2,823,000 520 Sales Salaries Expense 664,800 521 Advertising Expense 281,000 522 Depreciation Expense 523 Store Supplies Expense 529 Miscellaneous Selling Expense 12,600 530 Office Salaries Expense 382,100 531 Rent Expense 83,700 532 Insurance Expense 539 Miscellaneous Administrative Expense 7,800

May 1 Paid rent for May, $5,000. 3 Purchased merchandise on account from Martin Co., terms 2/10, n/30, FOB shipping point, $36,000. 4 Paid freight on purchase of May 3, $600. 6 Sold merchandise on account to Korman Co., terms 2/10, n/30, FOB shipping point, $68,500. The cost of the merchandise sold was $41,000. 7 Received $22,300 cash from Halstad Co. on account. 10 Sold merchandise for cash, $54,000. The cost of the merchandise sold was $32,000. 13 Paid for merchandise purchased on May 3. 15 Paid advertising expense for last half of May, $11,000. 16 Received cash from sale of May 6. 19 Purchased merchandise for cash, $18,700. 19 Paid $33,450 to Buttons Co. on account. 20 Paid Korman Co. a cash refund of $13,230 for returned merchandise from sale of May 6. The invoice amount of the returned merchandise was $13,500 and the cost of the returned merchandise was $8,000.

May 20 Sold merchandise on account to Crescent Co., terms 1/10, n/30, FOB shipping point, $110,000. The cost of the merchandise sold was $70,000. 21 For the convenience of Crescent Co., paid freight on sale of May 20, $2,300. 21 Received $42,900 cash from Gee Co. on account. 21 Purchased merchandise on account from Osterman Co., terms 1/10, n/30, FOB destination, $88,000. 24 Returned damaged merchandise purchased on May 21, receiving a credit memo from the seller for $5,000. 26 Refunded cash on sales made for cash, $7,500. The cost of the merchandise returned was $4,800. 28 Paid sales salaries of $56,000 and office salaries of $29,000. 29 Purchased store supplies for cash, $2,400. 30 Sold merchandise on account to Turner Co., terms 2/10, n/30, FOB shipping point, $78,750. The cost of the merchandise sold was $47,000. 30 Received cash from sale of May 20 plus freight paid on May 21. 31 Paid for purchase of May 21, less return of May 24.

Required: 1. Post the journal to the general ledger, extending the month-end balances to the appropriate balance columns after all posting is completed. In this problem, you are not required to update or post to the accounts receivable and accounts payable subsidiary ledgers.

At the end of May, the following adjustment data were assembled. Analyze and use these data to complete (5) and (6).

Merchandise inventory on May 31, $570,000 Insurance expired during the year, $12,000 Store supplies on hand on May 31, $4,000 Depreciation for the current year, $14,000 Accrued salaries on May 31:

Sales salaries, $7,000 Office salaries, $6,600

Total accrued salaries: $13,600

The adjustment for customer returns and allowances is $60,000 for sales and $35,000 for cost of merchandise sold.

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