Showcase co., a furniture wholesaler, sells merchandise to balboa co. on account, $252,510, terms n/30. the cost of the goods sold is $141,390. showcase issues a credit memo for $30,380 for merchandise returned prior to balboa paying the original invoice. the cost of the merchandise returned is $18,740. journalize showcase co.’s entries for (a) the sale, including the cost of the goods sold, (b) the credit memo, including the cost of the returned merchandise, and (c) the receipt of the check for the amount due from balboa co. refer to the chart of accounts for exact wording of account titles.

4. the condition requires that only one of the selected criteria be true for a record to be displayed.

Neveready flashlights inc. needs $317,000 to take a cash discount of 3/15, net 70. a banker will loan the money for 55 days at an interest cost of $13,200. a. what is the effective rate on the bank loan? (use a 360-day year. do not round intermediate calculations. input your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.) b. how much would it cost (in percentage terms) if the firm did not take the cash discount but paid the bill in 70 days instead of 15 days? (use a 360-day year. do not round intermediate calculations. input your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.) c. should the firm borrow the money to take the discount? no yes d. if the banker requires a 20 percent compensating balance, how much must the firm borrow to end up with the $317,000? e-1. what would be the effective interest rate in part d if the interest charge for 55 days were $7,200?

10. which of the following is true regarding preretirement inflation? a. defined-benefit plans provide more inflation protection than defined-contribution plans. b. because of preretirement inflation, possible investment-related growth is increased for defined-contribution plans. c. all types of benefits are designed to cope with preretirement inflation. d. preretirement inflation is generally reflected in the increase in an employee's compensation level over a working career.