Reference no: EM132764857
Sheridan Candy Company offers a coffee mug as a premium for every ten $1 candy bar wrappers presented by customers together with $2. The purchase price of each mug to the company is $2.40; in addition it costs $1.60 to mail each mug.
The results of the premium plan for the years 2020 and 2021 are as follows (assume all purchases and sales are for cash):
2020 2021
Coffee mugs purchased 710,000 800,000
Candy bars sold $5,700,000 $6,980,000
Wrappers redeemed $2,800,000 $4,160,000
2020 wrappers expected to be redeemed in 2021 $2,000,000
2021 wrappers expected to be redeemed in 2022 $2,700,000
Problem 1) Prepare the general journal entries that should be made in 2020 and 2021 related to the above plan by Sheridan Candy.