Annette Pachelo recently opened her own law office on March 1, which she operates as a corporation. The name of the new entity is Annette Pachelo, Attorney. Pachelo experienced the following events during the organizing phase of the new business and its first month of operation, March 2018. Some of the events were personal and did not affect the law practice. Others were business transactions and should be accounted for by the business. Mar. 1 Sold personal investment in Amazon stock, which she had owned for several years, receiving \(35,000 cash. 2 Deposited the \)35,000 cash from the sale of the Amazon stock in her personal bank account. 3 Deposited \(73,000 cash in a new business bank account titled Annette Pachelo, Attorney. The business issued common stock to Pachelo. 5 Paid \)700 cash for ink cartridges for the printer. 7 Purchased computer for the law office, agreeing to pay the account, \(5,000, within three months. 9 Received \)2,800 cash from customers for services rendered. 15 Received bill from The Lawyer for magazine subscription, \(400. (Use Miscellaneous Expense account.) 23 Finished court hearings on behalf of a client and submitted a bill for legal services, \)10,000, on account. 28 Paid bill from The Lawyer. 30 Paid utilities, \(1,200. 31 Received \)3,300 cash from clients billed on March 23. 31 Cash dividends of $5,500 were paid to stockholders. Requirements 1. Analyze the effects of the preceding events on the accounting equation of Annette Pachelo, Attorney. Use a format similar to Exhibit 1-6.

Step by step solution

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Explanation on Transaction Analysis

Transaction analysis helps in analyzing the effect of the transactions of a business organization on the accounting equation.

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Explanation on Accounting Equation

As per the accounting equation, both sides of the accounting equation should be equal as shown below:

Effect of the transaction on the accounting equation is shown as follows:

	Assets	=	Liabilities	+	Equity
Contributed Capital	+	Retained Earnings
Cash	+	Accounts Receivable	+	Office Supplies	+	Office Equipment (Computer)	Accounts Payable	Common Stock	-	Dividends	+	Service Revenue	-	Miscellaneous Expense	-	Utilities Expense
Mar.1	-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-
Mar.2	-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-
Mar.3	+73,000										+73,000
Bal.	$73,000							=		+	$73,000
Marc.5	-700				+700
Bal.	$72,300			+	$700			=		+	$73,000
Mar.7							+5,000		+5,000
Bal.	$72,300			+	$700	+	$5,000	=	$5,000	+	$73,000
Mar. 9	+2,800														+2,800
Bal.	$75,100			+	$700	+	$5,000	=	$5,000	+	$73,000			+	$2,800
Mar.15									+400								-400
Bal.	$75,100			+	700	+	$5,000	=	$5,400	+	$73,000			+	$2,800	-	400
Mar.23			+10,000											+	10,000
Bal.	$75,100	+	$10,000	+	$700	+	$5,000	=	$5,400	+	$73,000			+	$12,800	-	$400
Mar.28	-400								-400
Bal.	$74,700	+	$10,000	+	$700	+	$5,000	=	$5,000	+	$73,000			+	$12,800	-	$400
Mar.30	-1,200																		-1,200
Bal.	$73,500	+	$10,000	+	$700	+	$5,000	=	$5,000	+	$73,000			+	$12,800	-	$400	-	$1,200
Mar.31	+3,300		-3,300
Mar.31	-5,500												-5,500
Bal.	$71,300	+	$6,700	+	$700	+	$5,000	=	$5,000	+	$73,000	-	$5,500	+	$12,800	-	$400	-	$1,200
	$83,700		$83,700

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