Preparing Adjusting and Closing Entries Across Two Periods Norton Company closes its accounts on December 31 each year. The company works a five-day work week and pays its employees every two weeks. On December 31, 2015, Norton accrued $3,760 of salaries payable. On January 7, 2016, the company paid salaries of $9,600 cash to employees. Prepare journal entries to: (a) Accrue the salaries payable on December 31:

Assume the perpetual inventory method is used. 1) the company purchased $12,500 of merchandise on account under terms 2/10, n/30. 2) the company returned $1,200 of merchandise to the supplier before payment was made. 3) the liability was paid within the discount period. 4) all of the merchandise purchased was sold for $18,800 cash. what effect will the return of merchandise to the supplier have on the accounting equation?