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MacKenzie Company sold $500 of merchandise to a customer who used a Regional Bank credit card. Regional Bank charges a 2.5% fee for sales on its credit cards. The journal entry to record this sales transaction would be:Multiple ChoiceDebit Cash of $500 and credit Sales $500.Debit Cash $487.50 and credit Sales $487.50.Debit Cash of $500 and credit Accounts Receivable $500.Debit Accounts Receivable $500 and credit Sales $500.Debit Cash $487.50; debit Credit Card Expense $12.50 and credit Sales $500.

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MacKenzie Company sold 500ofmerchandisetoacustomerwhousedaRegionalBankcreditcard.RegionalBankchargesa2.5500 of merchandise to a customer who used a Regional Bank credit card. Regional Bank charges a 2.5% fee for sales on its credit cards. The journal entry to record this sales transaction would be:Multiple ChoiceDebit Cash of 500 and credit Sales 500.DebitCash500.Debit Cash 487.50 and credit Sales 487.50.DebitCashof487.50.Debit Cash of 500 and credit Accounts Receivable 500.DebitAccountsReceivable500.Debit Accounts Receivable 500 and credit Sales 500.DebitCash500.Debit Cash 487.50; debit Credit Card Expense 12.50andcreditSales12.50 and credit Sales 500.

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Solution

The correct answer is: Debit Cash 487.50;debitCreditCardExpense487.50; debit Credit Card Expense 12.50 and credit Sales $500.

Here's the step by step explanation:

  1. The company sold merchandise worth 500,soitwillcreditSalesfor500, so it will credit Sales for 500. This is because sales increase the company's revenue, and revenue is credited in journal entries.

  2. The customer used a Regional Bank credit card to pay, and the bank charges a 2.5% fee. So, the company will only receive 5002.5500 - 2.5% of 500 = 487.50incash.Therefore,itwilldebitCashfor487.50 in cash. Therefore, it will debit Cash for 487.50.

  3. The remaining 12.50(12.50 (500 - 487.50)isthefeechargedbythebank.Thisisanexpenseforthecompany,soitwilldebitCreditCardExpensefor487.50) is the fee charged by the bank. This is an expense for the company, so it will debit Credit Card Expense for 12.50.

So, the complete journal entry is: Debit Cash 487.50;debitCreditCardExpense487.50; debit Credit Card Expense 12.50 and credit Sales $500.

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