May 1. Sold merchandise on account to Beijing Palace Co., $18,900. The cost of the merchandise sold was $11,200. Aug. 30. Received $8,000 from Beijing Palace Co. and wrote off the remainder owed on the sale of May 1 as uncollectible. Dec. 8. Reinstated the account of Beijing Palace Co. that had been written off on August 30 and received $10,900 cash in full payment. Required: Journalize the above transactions in the accounts of Sedona Interiors Company, a restaurant supply company that uses the allowance method of accounting for uncollectible receivables. Refer to the Chart of Accounts for exact wording of account titles.

Biochemical corp. requires $600,000 in financing over the next three years. the firm can borrow the funds for three years at 10.80 percent interest per year. the ceo decides to do a forecast and predicts that if she utilizes short-term financing instead, she will pay 7.50 percent interest in the first year, 12.15 percent interest in the second year, and 8.25 percent interest in the third year. assume interest is paid in full at the end of each year. a)determine the total interest cost under each plan. a) long term fixed rate: b) short term fixed rate: b) which plan is less costly? a) long term fixed rate plan b) short term variable rate plan