Donaldson Company Has the Following Accounts in Its General Ledger

question 102

Essay

Donaldson Company has the following accounts in its general ledger at July 31: Accounts Receivable $40,000 and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts $2,500. During August, the following transactions occurred.
Oct. 15 Sold $30,000 of accounts receivable to Fast Factors, Inc. who assesses a 3% finance charge.
25 Made sales of $900 on Visa credit cards. The credit card service charge is 2%.
Instructions
Journalize the transactions.

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Definitions:

Gross Margin

The difference between revenue and cost of goods sold, divided by revenue, expressed as a percentage; it measures how efficiently a company uses its resources to make products.

Predetermined Overhead Rate

An estimated rate used to allocate manufacturing overhead costs to individual units of production, based on a selected activity base such as machine hours or labor hours.

Machine-Hours

A unit of measure that represents the operational time of a machine, often used to allocate manufacturing overhead costs to products.

Unused Capacity

The available production or service facility that is not being used or is underutilized.