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A company that uses special journals should record a transaction involving the purchase of merchandise for cash ia a: Answer: Cash Payments Journal
The amount which is paid on account(credit) should be recorded in a liability account i believe while record the purchased supplies in the asset.
debit cash; credit merchandise inventory
Purchase journal is used to record "Credit Purchases" for resale purpose like supplies from suppliers and hence no cash purchases are recorded as cash purchases are recorded in cash payment journal.
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A purchase journal is a specialized accounting journal used to record all credit purchases of goods or services made by a business. It typically includes information such as the date of the purchase, vendor name, invoice number, and amount owed. The purchase journal helps track the company's liabilities and expenses related to purchasing inventory or other items.
Merchandising, Recording Purchases of Merchandise, Recording Sales of Merchandise, Income Statement Presentation Operations, and Evaluating Profitability.
This should be recorded in the cash payment journal.
Purchases Journal & Cash Payments Journal.Also called as Specialized Jounal Entries. Purchases Journals record transactions that involve purchases on credit. Source documents here would probably be invoices. The purchase of inventory on credit is recorded in the purchases journal. Cash Receipts Journal record transactions that involve payments received with cash Source documents would probably be receipts and cheque butts.
A sale of merchandise for cash would be: Debit cash or bank account, Credit sales
Purchase journal is used for keeping the chornological record of date wise purchase of goods purchased for trading purposes on credit.
[Debit] Purchases xxxx [Credit] Cash / bank xxxx [Credit] Accounts payable xxxx (if purchased on credit)