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On June 30, 2021, the Esquire Company sold some merchandise to a customer for $68,000. In payment, Esquire agreed to accept a 9% note requiring the payment of interest and principal on March 31, 2022. The 9% rate is appropriate in this situation. Required: 1. Prepare journal entries to record the sale of merchandise (omit any entry that might be required for the cost of the goods sold), the December 31, 2021 interest accrual, and the March 31, 2022 collection. (Do not round intermediate calculations.) 2. If the December 31 adjusting entry for the interest accrual is not prepared, by how much will income before income taxes be over-or understated in 2021 and 2022?

Record the sale of merchandise. Note: Enter debits before credits.

	Date General Journal Debit Credit June 30, 2021

Record the interest accrual. Note: Enter debits before credits.

	Date General Journal Debit Credit December 31, 2021

Record the cash collection.Note: Enter debits before credits.

	Date General Journal Debit Credit March 31, 2022

If the December 31 adjusting entry for the interest accrual is not prepared, by how much will income before income taxes be over-or understated in 2021 and 2022? (Do not round intermediate calculations)

	2021 income before income taxes would be by 2022 income before income taxes would be by

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