Cycle Wholesaling sold merchandise on account, with terms n/60, to Sarah’s Cycles on February 1 for $550 (cost of goods sold of $375). On February 9, Sarah’s Cycles returned to Cycle Wholesaling one-quarter of the merchandise from February 1 (cost of goods returned was $85). Cycle Wholesaling uses a perpetual inventory system, and it allows returns only within 15 days of initial sale.

Explanation:

The journal entries are shown below:

On February 1

Account receivable - Sarah’s Cycles A/c Dr $550

       To Sales $550

(Being the goods are sold on credit)

Cost of goods sold A/c Dr $375

           To Merchandise Inventory A/c $375

(Being goods are sold at cost)

On February 9

Sales return and allowance A/c Dr $137.50    ($550 ÷ 4)

To Accounts receivable - Sarah’s Cycles    $137.50

(Being sales return is recorded)  

Merchandise Inventory A/c $85

                  To Cost of goods sold A/c Dr $85

(Being sales return is recorded)  

On March 2

Cash A/c Dr $412.50        ($550 - $137.50)

           To Accounts receivable - Sarah’s Cycles $412.50    

(Being cash is received)

The net profit margin is

= (Net sales - Cost of goods sold) ÷ Net sales

= ($412.50 - $290) ÷ ($412.50)

= 29.69%

The cost of goods sold

= $375 - $85

= $290

d. automatic stabilizers.

explanation:

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henry is an economist and wants to understand the relationship between inflation and consumer spending habits. for his research, he needs the consumer price index for 2014 and the inflation rate. based on the prices of goods given, what will he find to be the cpi and inflation rate for 2014? assume that a consumer’s basket for three consecutive years consists of the following:

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answer - 15% of a inflatation rate is 15% less in cpi