Prepare the journal entries to record the following transactions on Markowitz Company's books using a perpetual inventory system. On February 6, Markowitz Company sold $105,000 of merchandise to the Lyman Company, terms 2/10, net /30. The cost of the merchandise sold was $70,000. On February 8, the Lyman Company returned $14,000 of the merchandise purchased on February 6. The cost of the merchandise returned was $7,000. On February 16 Markowitz Company received the balance due from the Lyman Company.

You receive a memo from the vice president of procurement responding to your query. he writes: “it will be very important to maintain product continuity. we have a large base of devoted customers. we want to make sure that the quality and key characteristics of island knight stay the same through this transition. talk to frank, our consulting professional perfumer, for more information about the cologne. seasonal variations in costs are the single most significant factor in our deciding to go with another supplier, so finding a way to limit that should be the top priority. the overall marginal costs and shipping costs are probably somewhat less significant. you may want to talk to cindy, the product manager for island knight, regarding pricing information about the product.” what is the best action to take next?