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Chapter 2: 22E (page 96)

Question:The accounts of Anderson Moving Company follow with their normal balances as of August 31, 2018. The accounts are listed in no particular order. Common Stock \( 49,800 Trucks \) 123,000 Insurance Expense 600 Fuel Expense 1,000 Accounts Payable 4,000 Dividends 5,600 Service Revenue 82,000 Utilities Expense 300 Building 41,000 Accounts Receivable 10,000 Advertising Expense 200 Notes Payable 56,000 Salaries Expense 6,000 Office Supplies 100 Cash 4,000 Prepare Anderson’s trial balance as of August 31, 2018.

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The trial balance is the accounting worksheet with debit and credit sides and the total of trial balance is $191,800

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Step-by-Step SolutionStep 1 Definition of trial balance

The trial balance is defined as the accounting worksheet which is prepared to check the accuracy of the account balance in debits and credits.

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Preparation of Trial Balance

Anderson Moving Company

Trial Balance

August 31, 2018

Account Titles

Debit ($)

Credit ($)

Cash

$4,000

Accounts Receivables

$10,000

Building

$41,000

Trucks

$123,000

Office Supplies

$100

Common stock

$49,800

Insurance expense

$600

Accounts payable

$4,000

Service revenue

$82,000

Advertising Expense

$200

Salaries Expense

$6,000

Fuel Expense

$1,000

Dividends

$5,600

Utility Expense

$300

Notes Payable

$56,000

Total

$191,800

$191,800

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  1. Suppose Fry’s Electronics, Inc. provides $10,500 of computer support at the Dallas-Fort Worth store during the month of November. How would Fry’s Electronics record this transaction? Assume all customers paid in cash. What financial statement(s) would this transaction affect?

Question:Courtney Meehan has trouble keeping her debits and credits equal. During a recent month, Courtney made the following accounting errors:

a. In preparing the trial balance, Courtney omitted a \(5,000 Notes Payable. The debit to Cash was correct.

b. Courtney posted a \)1,000 Utilities Expense as \(100. The credit to Cash was correct.

c. In recording a \)600 payment on account, Courtney debited Furniture instead of Accounts Payable.

d. In journalizing a receipt of cash for service revenue, Courtney debited Cash for \(50 instead of the correct amount of \)500. The credit was correct.

e. Courtney recorded a \(210 purchase of office supplies on account by debiting Office Supplies for \)120 and crediting Accounts Payable for \(120.

Requirements 2. Identify each account that has an incorrect balance and the amount and direction of the error (e.g., “Accounts Receivable \)500 too high”).

Question:Journalizing transactions, posting journal entries to four-column accounts, and preparing a trial balance The following transactions occurred during the month for Teresa Parker, CPA:

Jun. 1 Parker opened an accounting firm by contributing \(13,200 cash and office furniture with a fair market value of \)5,300 in exchange for common stock.

5 Paid monthly rent of \(1,300.

9 Purchased office supplies on account, \)600.

14 Paid employee’s salary, \(1,900.

18 Received a bill for utilities to be paid next month, \)370.

21 Paid \(500 of the accounts payable created on June 9.

25 Performed accounting services on account, \)5,700.

28 Paid cash dividends of $6,700

Requirements 3. Prepare the trial balance as of June 30, 2018
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