Prepare the journal entries that should be made in 2014 and 2015 to record the transactions related to the premium plan of the Sycamore Candy Company.

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Prepare the journal entries that should be made in 2014 and 2015 to record the transactions related to the premium plan of the Sycamore Candy Company.

Sycamore Candy Company offers an MP3 download (seven-single medley) as a premium for every 6 candy bar wrappers presented by customers together with $3.10. The candy bars are sold by the company to distributors for 30 cents each. The purchase price of each download code to the company is $2.85. In addition, it costs 50 cents to distribute each code. The results of the premium plan for the years 2014 and 2015 are as follows. (All purchases and sales are for cash.)

2014 2015
MP3 codes purchased 272,500 359,700
Candy bars sold 2,907,700 2,836,600
Wrappers redeemed 1,308,000 1,635,000
2014 wrappers expected to be redeemed in 2015 316,100
2015 wrappers expected to be redeemed in 2016 381,500
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Computation Of Premium

2014 2015
Wrapper reddem

2014 = 1308,000/6

2015=1635,000/6

218,000 272500
@2.85

2014 =218000*2.85

2015=272500*2.85

621300 776625
Postage

2014 =218000*05

2015=272500*0.5

109000 136250
Total 948300 1185375
Cash receives

2014=218000*3.10

2015=2725000*3.10

675800 844750
Premium Expeses

2014=(675800-948300)

2015=(844750-1185375)

(272500) (340625)

(a) Prepare the journal entries that should be made in 2014 and 2015 to record the transactions related to the premium plan

Year Description Debit Crdit
2014 Inventory Premium

(272500*2.85)

776625
To cash 776625
2014 Cash 9013870
To Sales Revenue

(2907700*3.10)

9013870
2014 Cash

(1308000-675800)

632200
Premium Expenses 272500
I Inventory of premium 904700
204 Premium Expenses

(316100/6)*(2.85+50-3.10)

13170
To premium Liabelity 13170

Now entries for 2015

Year Description Debit Crdit
2015 Inventory Premium

(359700*2.85)

1025145
To cash 1025145
2015 Cash 8793460
To Sales Revenue

(2836600*3.10)

8793460
2015 Cash

(1635000-844750)

790250
Premium Expenses 340625
I Inventory of premium 1130875
2015 Premium Expense

(381500/6)*(2.85+50-3.10)

15896
To premium Liabelity 15896
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