Question: Steigs Sports Store has a customer loyalty program in which it issues points to customers for every cash purchase that can be applied to future

Steigs Sports Store has a customer loyalty program in which it issues points to customers for every cash purchase that can be applied to future purchases. For every dollar spent, a customer receives three points. Each point is worth one cent. There is no expiry date on the points. Steigs estimates that 39% of the points issued will eventually be redeemed. Steigs has a December 31 year end. The program was started in 2020. During 2020, 940,000 points were issued. Sales for 2020 were $340,000. In 2021, 1,280,000 points were issued. Total sales for 2021 were $440,000.

What is the stand-alone value of the points issued in 2020? In 2021?

2020 $
2021 $

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Prepare the journal entries to record the sales for 2020 and 2021. (Round answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. 1,575. Credit account titles are automatically indented when the amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts.)

Date

Account Titles and Explanation

Debit

Credit

2020

(To record sales and unearned revenue related to loyalty program.)

2021

(To record sales and unearned revenue related to loyalty program.)

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When the points are redeemed, how is this accounted for?

Account Titles and Explanation

Debit

Credit

XXX

XXX

(To record the redemption of rewards.)

XXX

XXX

(To record cost of goods sold.)

What is the impact of the point redemptions on profit and cash flow?

Net income DecreasesNo ImpactIncreases
Cash flow No ImpactIncreasesDecreases

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