Finer Company uses a sales journal, purchases journal, cash receipts journal, cash payments journal, and general journal. Journalize the following transactions that should be recorded in the sales journal.

May:
2 Sold merchandise costing $280 to B. Facer for $420 cash, invoice no. 5703.
5 Purchased $2,750 of merchandise on credit from Marchant Corp.
7 Sold merchandise costing $756 to J. Dryer for $1,096, terms 2/10, n/30, invoice no. 5704.
8 Borrowed $8,000 cash by signing a note payable to the bank.
12 Sold merchandise costing $189 to R. Lamb for $302, terms n/30, invoice no. 5705.
16 Received $1,074 cash from J. Dryer to pay for the purchase of May 7.
19 Sold used store equipment (noninventory) for $900 cash to Golf, Inc.
25 Sold merchandise costing $330 to T. Taylor for $518, terms n/30, invoice no. 5706.

Required:
Journalize the May transactions that should be recorded in the sales journal assuming the perpetual inventory system is used.

Respuesta :

Answer and Explanation:

The Preparation of the sales journal is prepared below:-

                                                     Finer Company  

                                                      Sales Journal

Date         Account      Invoice      Accounts              Cost of goods

                Debited      Number     Receivable Dr.       Sold Dr.

                                                       Credit sales          Credit inventory

May 7        J. Dryer         5704       $1,096                  $756

May 12       R. Lamb        5705       $302                     $189

May 25      T. Taylor       5706        $518                     $330