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The following items were selected from among the transactions completed by Emerald Bay Stores Co. during the current year:

Feb. 15 Purchased merchandise on account from Hood Co., $144,000, terms n/30.
Mar. 17 Issued a 60-day, 8% note for $144,000 to Hood Co., on the account.
May 16 Paid Hood Co. the amount owed on the note of March 17.
June 15 Borrowed $132,000 from Acme Bank, issuing a 60-day, 9% note.
July 21 Purchased tools by issuing a $117,000, 90-day note to Columbia Supply Co., which discounted the note at the rate of 9%.
Aug. 14 Paid Acme Bank the interest due on the note of June 15 and renewed the loan by issuing a new 60-day, 10% note for $132,000. (Journalize both the debit and credit to the notes payable account.)
Oct. 13 Paid Acme Bank the amount due on the note of August 14.
Oct. 19 Paid Columbia Supply Co. the amount due on the note of July 21.
Dec. 1 Purchased office equipment from Mountain Equipment Co. for $108,000, paying $18,000 and issuing a series of ten 6% notes for $9,000 each, coming due at 30-day intervals.
Dec. 12 Settled a product liability lawsuit with a customer for $61,000, payable in January. Emerald Bay accrued the loss in a litigation claims payable account.
Dec. 31 Paid the amount due Mountain Equipment Co. on the first note in the series issued on December 1.

1. Journalize the transactions.

2. Journalize the adjusting entry for each of the following accrued expenses at the end of the current year: (a) product warranty cost, $19,700; (b) interest on the nine remaining notes owed to Mountain Equipment Co.

Journal Entry:

Journal entry is a process that is helpful in converting a large amount of financial data of a company into useful information by sorting and arranging within a specific format.

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May 16:

{eq}Interest \ expense \ = \ 144,000 \ \times \ \dfrac{30}{360} \ \times \ 8\% \\ Interest \ expense \ = \ \$960 {/eq}


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