Describe the possible accounting treatments of this transaction by Glasgow Premium. State which is the most appropriate treatment and explain why this is so. Provide all journal entries for this transaction.

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A scotch whiskey blending company, Glasgow
Premium, has an inventory of maturing
whiskey. Glasgow Premium agrees to sell a
certain quantity of its product to a local bank
for £5 million, and then to buy it back one
year later for £5.5 million. The product does
not leave Glasgow Premium premises.
Describe the possible accounting treatments
of this transaction by Glasgow Premium. State
which is the most appropriate treatment and
explain why this is so. Provide all journal
entries for this transaction.
Transcribed Image Text:A scotch whiskey blending company, Glasgow Premium, has an inventory of maturing whiskey. Glasgow Premium agrees to sell a certain quantity of its product to a local bank for £5 million, and then to buy it back one year later for £5.5 million. The product does not leave Glasgow Premium premises. Describe the possible accounting treatments of this transaction by Glasgow Premium. State which is the most appropriate treatment and explain why this is so. Provide all journal entries for this transaction.
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