On March 12, Klein Company sold merchandise in the amount of $7,800 to Babson Company, with credit terms of 2/10, n/30. The cost of the items sold is $4,500. Klein uses the perpetual inventory system and the gross method of accounting for sales. Babson pays the invoice on March 17, and takes the appropriate discount. The journal entry that Klein makes on March 17 is:

Federal laws prohibit the selling of accounts receivables to factors.

The period of a note is the time from the note’s (contract) date to its maturity date.

Frisco Company’s Merchandise Inventory account at year-end has a balance of $62,115, but a physical count reveals that only $61,900 of inventory exists. The adjusting entry to record this $215 of inventory shrinkage is:

The person that borrows money and signs a promissory note is called the maker.

The operating cycle for a merchandiser that sells only for cash moves from:

Companies use two methods to account for uncollectible accounts, the direct write-off method and the allowance method.

A company purchased $1,800 of merchandise on July 5 with terms 2/10, n/30. On July 7, it returned $200 worth of merchandise. On July 12, it paid the full amount due. Assuming the company uses a perpetual inventory system, and records purchases using the gross method, the correct journal entry to record the payment on July 12 is:

Jasper makes a $25,000, 90-day, 7% cash loan to Clayborn Co. Jasper’s entry to record the collection of the note and interest at maturity should be: (Use 360 days a year.)

The period of a note is the time from the note’s (contract) date to its maturity date.