The following information is available for the Dassler Company, which began its operations in 2007: 1. Installment
Question:
The following information is available for the Dassler Company, which began its operations in 2007:
1. Installment method sales
2007 .....$520,000
2008 .......600,000
2. Gross profit percentage
2007 .......20%
2008 .......24%
3. Cash collections on installment method sales
2007 .......25% of 2007 sales
2008 .......55% of 2007 sales
..........30% of 2008 sales
4. Bad debt policy
The company estimates its bad debts to be 2% of installment method sales.
5. Defaults and repossessions
2007 .....$10,000 of 2007 installment method sales, of which $1,000 had been collected
2008 .....$20,000 of 2007 installment method sales, of which $4,000 had been collected
........$15,000 of 2008 installment method sales, of which $2,000 had been collected
The policy of the company is to value repossessed items at 40% of their original selling price.
Required
Prepare the journal entries for 2007 and 2008.
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Intermediate Accounting
ISBN: 978-0324300987
10th Edition
Authors: Loren A Nikolai, D. Bazley and Jefferson P. Jones