Anne Archer Company uses the net method of accounting for sales discounts. Anne Archer also offers trade

Question:

Anne Archer Company uses the net method of accounting for sales discounts. Anne Archer also offers trade discounts to various groups of buyers.
On August 1, 2008, Archer sold some on a without recourse basis. Archer incurred a finance charge.
Archer also has some notes receivable bearing an appropriate rate of interest. The principal and total interest are due at maturity. The notes were received on October 1, 2008, and mature on September 30, 2010. Archer’s operating cycle is less than one year.

Instructions
(a) (1) Using the net method, how should Archer account for the sales discounts at the date of sale? What is the rationale for the amount recorded as sales under the net method?
(2) Using the net method, what is the effect on Archer’s sales revenues and net income when customers do not take the sales discounts?
(b) What is the effect of trade discounts on sales revenues and Why?
(c) How should Archer account for the factored on August 1, 2008? Why?
(d) How should Archer account for the note receivable and the related interest on December 31, 2008? Why?

Accounts Receivable
Accounts receivables are debts owed to your company, usually from sales on credit. Accounts receivable is business asset, the sum of the money owed to you by customers who haven’t paid.The standard procedure in business-to-business sales is that...