Presented below are transactions related to Stealers Company.

1. On December 3, Stealers Company sold $400,000 of merchandise to Sharif Co., terms 2/10, n/30, FOB shipping point. The cost of the merchandise sold was $240,000.

2. On December 8, Sharif Co. was granted an allowance of $19,000 for merchandise purchased on December 3.

3. On December 13, Stealers Company received the balance due from Sharif Co.

Instructions:

(a) Prepare the journal entries to record these transactions on the books of Stealers Company using a perpetual inventory system.

(b) Assume that Stealers Company received the balance due from Sharif Co. on January 2 of the following year instead of December 13. Prepare the journal entry to record the receipt of payment on January 2.

(c) 1) what is the difference between a Sales Return and a Sales Allowance? 2) How would the journal entry on December 8 be different if it was a Sales Return instead of a Sales Allowance?