Ward Company Uses a Single-Column Purchases Journal, a Cash Payments

question 50

Essay

Ward Company uses a single-column purchases journal, a cash payments journal, and a general journal to record transactions with its suppliers and others. Record the following transactions in the appropriate journals.
Transactions
Oct. 5 Purchased merchandise on account for $15,000 from Groton Company. Terms: 2/10, n/30; FOB shipping point.
Oct. 6 Paid $7,200 to Federated Insurance Company for a two-year fire insurance policy.
Oct. 8 Purchased supplies on account for $700 from Flynn Supply Company. Terms: 2/10, n/30.
Oct. 11 Purchased merchandise on account for $14,000 from Buehler Corporation. Terms: 2/10, n/30; FOB shipping point.
Oct. 13 Issued a debit memorandum for $3,000 to Buehler Corporation for merchandise purchased on October 11 and returned because of damage.
Oct. 15 Paid Groton Company for merchandise purchased on October 5, less discount.
Oct. 16 Purchased merchandise for $8,000 cash from Clifford Company.
Oct. 21 Paid Buehler Corporation for merchandise purchased on October 11, less merchandise returned on October 13, less discount.
Oct. 25 Purchased merchandise on account for $22,000 from Dooley Company. Terms: 2/10, n/30; FOB shipping point.
Oct. 31 Purchased office equipment for $30,000 cash from Paten Office Supply Company.

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Definitions:

Marginal Product

Additional output gained by employing one more unit of production.

Second Worker

The term "second worker" can refer to an additional employee hired to perform tasks, often implying the expansion of workforce due to increased workload.

Law of Diminishing Marginal Returns

A principle stating that adding an additional factor of production results in smaller increases in output after a certain point, holding other inputs constant.

Variable Input

An input used in production that can be adjusted in the short term, such as labor or raw materials.