Fundamental Accounting Principles
Fundamental Accounting Principles
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Author: John J Wild, Ken Shaw Accounting Professor, Barbara Chiappetta Fundamental Accounting Principles
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 5, Problem 20E

Exercise 5-20

Recording estimates of future returns

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Chico Company allows its customers to return merchandise within 30 days of purchase. At December 31, 2017, the end of its first year of operations, Chico estimates future-period merchandise returns of $60,000 (cost of $22,500) related to its 2017 sales.

. On January 3, 2018, a customer returns merchandise with a selling price of $2,000 for a cash refund; the returned merchandise cost $750 and is returned to inventory as it is not defective.

a. Prepare the December 31, 2017, year-end adjusting journal entry for estimated future sales returns and allowances (revenue side).

b. Prepare the December 31, 2017, year-end adjusting journal entry for estimated future inventory returns and allowances (cost side).

c. Prepare the January 3, 2018, journal entry(ies) to record the merchandise returned.

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