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question 98

Essay

Reid Art Supply Company uses a perpetual inventory system.The company had the following transactions during August,2012:
Aug.5 Reid Company purchased $2,900 of merchandise on account.Freight and credit terms were FOB shipping point,3/15,n/60.
Aug.9 Reid Company paid transportation costs of $440 for the Aug.5 purchase.
Aug.10 Reid Company returned $600 of defective merchandise that had been purchased on Aug.5.
Aug.15 Reid Company paid for the merchandise purchased on Aug.5.
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Please provide the journal entry on Aug.9.
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Definitions:

Diminishing Returns

An economic concept indicating that as more investment is made in a particular area, the rate of profit from that investment, after a certain point, starts to decline.

Marginal Product

The additional output produced by using one more unit of a particular input, while holding other inputs constant.

Marginal Product

The increase in output that results from employing one additional unit of a factor of production, while holding other factors constant.

Additional Worker

An employee hired to increase the workforce, contributing to higher production or service capacity.