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Apr. 2 Purchased $3,600 of merchandise from Lyon Company with credit terms of 2/15 n/60, invoice...

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Apr. 2 Purchased $3,600 of merchandise from Lyon Company with credit terms of 2/15 n/60, invoice dated April 2 and FOB shipping point
3 Paid $202 cash for shipping charges on the April 2 purchase
4 Returned to Lyon Company unacceptable merchandise that had an invoice price of $800
17 Sent a check to Lyon Company for the April 2 purchase, net of the discount and the returned merchandise
18 Purchased $7,900 of merchandise from Frist Corp. with credit terms of 1/10, n/30, invoice dated April 18 and FOB destination
21 After negotiations, received from Frist a $500 allowance toward the $7,900 owed on the April 18 purchase
28 Sent check to Frist paying for the April 18 purchase, net of the allowance and the discount

Required:

Prepare journal entries to record each of the following merchandising transactions assuming that the buyer uses the periodic inventory system and the gross method.

Journal entry

Every business entity has a lots of transaction going on, and the General journal is a place where every entry is recorded at the first step. Each transaction is recorded for a debit and credit balance thus nullifying the effect in general.

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Date Accounts titledebit credit
Apr 2 Purchase 3600
Account payable-Lyon company 3600
(To record merchandise purchase)
April 3 Freight-in 202
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