Questions: On March 3, Sheridan Appliances sells 768,600 of its receivables to Western Factors Inc. Western Factors Inc. assesses a service charge of 5% of the amount of receivables sold. Prepare the entry on Sheridan Appliances' books to record the sale of the receivables. (List all debit entries before credit entries. Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts.) Date Account Titles and Explanation Debit Credit Mar. 3

On March 3, Sheridan Appliances sells 768,600 of its receivables to Western Factors Inc. Western Factors Inc. assesses a service charge of 5% of the amount of receivables sold.

Prepare the entry on Sheridan Appliances' books to record the sale of the receivables. (List all debit entries before credit entries. Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts.)

Date Account Titles and Explanation Debit Credit

Mar. 3
Transcript text: On March 3, Sheridan Appliances sells $\$ 768,600$ of its receivables to Western Factors Inc. Western Factors Inc. assesses a service charge of $5 \%$ of the amount of receivables sold. Prepare the entry on Sheridan Appliances' books to record the sale of the receivables. (List all debit entries before credit entries. Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts.) Date Account Titles and Explanation Debit Credit Mar. 3
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Solution Steps

Solution Approach

To record the sale of receivables, we need to account for the cash received and the service charge. The cash received is the total receivables minus the service charge. The service charge is calculated as 5% of the total receivables. The journal entry will debit cash for the amount received, debit service charge expense for the service charge, and credit accounts receivable for the total receivables sold.

Step 1: Calculate the Service Charge

The service charge is calculated as \( 5\% \) of the total receivables sold. Thus, we have:

\[ \text{Service Charge} = 0.05 \times 768600 = 38430.0 \]

Step 2: Calculate the Cash Received

The cash received from the sale of receivables is the total receivables minus the service charge:

\[ \text{Cash Received} = 768600 - 38430 = 730170.0 \]

Step 3: Prepare the Journal Entry

The journal entry to record the sale of the receivables is as follows:

  • Debit:

    • Cash: \( 730170.0 \)
    • Service Charge Expense: \( 38430.0 \)
  • Credit:

    • Accounts Receivable: \( 768600 \)

Final Answer

The journal entry can be summarized as:

\[ \text{Debit: Cash} = 730170.0, \quad \text{Debit: Service Charge Expense} = 38430.0, \quad \text{Credit: Accounts Receivable} = 768600 \]

Thus, the final answer is:

\[ \boxed{\text{Journal Entry Recorded}} \]

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