On April 1, 2022, Prince Company assigns $500,000 of its accounts receivable to the Hibernia Bank as collateral for a $300,000 loan due July 1, 2022. The assignment agreement calls for Prince Company to continue to collect the receivables. Hibernia Bank assesses a finance charge of 2% of the accounts receivable, and interest on the loan is 10% (a realistic rate of interest for a note of this type).

Instructions

a. Prepare the April 1, 2022, journal entry for Prince Company.

b. Prepare the journal entry for Prince’s collection of $350,000 of the accounts receivable during the period from April 1, 2022, through June 30, 2022.

c. On July 1, 2022, Prince paid Hibernia all that was due from the loan it secured on April 1, 2022. Prepare the journal entry to record this payment.