Listed Below Are Two Independent Situations Involving the Disposition of Receivables

question 98

Essay

Listed below are two independent situations involving the disposition of receivables.
1. Fultz Company sells $300,000 of its receivables to Quick Factors, Inc. Quick Factors assesses a finance charge of 2% of the amount of receivables sold.
Instructions
Prepare the journal entry to record the sale of the receivables on Fultz Company's books.
2. A restaurant is the site for a large company party. The bill totals $3,000 and is charged by the patron on a Visa credit card.
Instructions
Assume a 3% service fee is charged by Visa. Record the entry for the transaction on the restaurant's books.

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