Swifty's market used the perpetual method to record the following events involving a recent purchase of inventory:
received goods for $75400, terms 2/12, n/30.
returned $1300 of the shipment for credit.
paid $700 freight on the shipment.
paid the invoice within the discount period.
as a result of these events, the company's inventory

Inventory balance will be of 73,318

Explanation:

Inventory                     75,400

     Account payable                75,400

to record goods received

Account payable           1,300

           Inventory                          1,300

to record return of goods

Inventory                          700

            Cash                                  700

to record payment of freight

Account Payable        74,100

            Inventory                         1,482

            Cash                              72,618

to record payment of invoice within discount period

75,400 - 1,300 = 74,100

74,100 x 2% = 1,482

Inventory balance:

  DEBIT         CREDIT

 75,400

                       1,300

      700

                       1,482

balance:

  73,318