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Chapter 3: Question 2BE (page 128)

Agazzi Repair Shop had the following transactions during the first month of business as a proprietorship. Journalize the transactions. (Omit explanations.) Aug. 2 Invested \(12,000 cash and \)2,500 of equipment in the business. 7 Purchased supplies on account for \(500. (Debit asset account.) 12 Performed services for clients, for which \)1,300 was collected in cash and \(670 was billed to the clients. 15 Paid August rent \)600. 19 Counted supplies and determined that only $270 of the supplies purchased on August 7 are still on hand.

Short Answer

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The amount of the owner’s capital is $14,500.

Step by step solution

01

Meaning of Journal Entry

The record of business transactions in chronological order with equal amounts of debits and credits is called a journal entry. Simply we can say the recording of business transactions in the accounting record of a business.

02

Journal Entries for the above transactions are as follows:

Journal Entries

Date

Accounts Titles and Explanations

Debit

Credit

Aug 2

Cash

$12 000

Equipment

$2,500

Owner’s Capital

$14,500

Aug 7

Supplies

$500

Accounts Payable

$500

Aug 12

Cash

$1,300

Accounts receivable

$670

Service Revenue

$1,970

Aug 15

Rent Expenses

$600

Cash

$600

Aug 19

Supplies expenses

$230

Supplies

$230

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Most popular questions from this chapter

BE3-4 (L02,3) Using the data in BE3-3, journalize the entry on July 1 and the adjusting entry on December 31 for Zubin Insurance Co. Zubin uses the accounts Unearned Service Revenue and Service Revenue.

BE3-1 (L02) Transactions for Mehta Company for the month of May are presented below. Prepare journal entries for each of these transactions. (You may omit explanations.) May 1 B.D. Mehta invests \(4,000 cash in exchange for common stock in a small welding corporation. 3 Buys equipment on account for \)1,100. 13 Pays \(400 to landlord for May rent. 21 Bills Noble Corp. \)500 for welding work done

The following trial balance of Watteau Co. does not balance:

WATTEAU CO.

TRIAL BALANCE

JUNE 30, 2017

Debit \(

Credit \)

Cash

\(2,870

Accounts receivable

\)3,231

Supplies

800

Equipment

3,800

Account payable

2,666

Unearned service revenue

1,200

Common stock

6,000

Retained earnings

3,000

Service revenue

2,380

Salaries and wages expenses

3,400

Office expenses

940

\(13,371

\)16,916

Each of the listed accounts should have a normal balance per the general ledger. An examination of the ledger and journal reveals the following errors.

  1. Cash received from the customer on account was debited for \(570, and accounts receivable was credited for the same amount. The actual collection was for \)750.
  2. The purchase of a computer printer on account for \(500 was recorded as a debit to Supplies for \)500 and a credit to Accounts Payable for \(500.
  3. Services were performed on account for a client for \)890. Accounts receivable was debited for \(890 and service revenue was credited for \)89.
  4. A payment of \(65 for telephone charges was recorded as a debit to Office Expense for \)65 and a debit to Cash for \(65.
  5. When the unearned service revenue account was reviewed, it was found that service revenue amounting to \)325 was performed prior to June 30 (related to unearned service revenue).
  6. A debit posting to salaries and wages expenses of \(670 was omitted.
  7. A payment on account for \)206 was credited to cash for \(206 and credit to account payable for \)260.
  8. A dividend of \(575 was debited to salaries and wages expenses for \)575 and credit to cash for $575.

Instruction

Prepare a correct trial balance. (Note: It may be necessary to add one or more accounts to the trial balance.)

A review of the ledger of Baylor Company at December 31, 2017, produces the following data pertaining to the preparation of annual adjusting entries.

  1. Salaries and Wages Payable \(0. There are eight employees. Salaries and wages are paid every Friday for the current week. Five employees receive \)700 each per week, and three employees earn \(600 each per week. December 31 is a Tuesday. Employees do not work weekends. All employees worked the last 2 days of December.

  2. Unearned Rent Revenue \)429,000. The company began subleasing office space in its new building on November 1. Each tenant is required to make a \(5,000 security deposit that is not refundable until occupancy is terminated. At December 31, the company had the following rental contracts that are paid in full for the entire term of the lease.

    Date

    Term (in months)

    Monthly Rent

    Number of Leases

    Nov. 1

    6

    \)6,000

    5

    Dec. 1

    6

    \(8,500

    4

  3. Prepaid Advertising \)13,200. This balance consists of payments on two advertising contracts. The contracts provide for monthly advertising in two trade magazines. The terms of the contracts are as shown below.

    Contract

    Due date

    Amount

    Number of magazine issue

    A650

    May 1

    \(6,000

    12

    B974

    Oct. 1

    7,200

    24

    The first advertisement runs in the month in which the contract is signed

  4. Notes Payable \)60,000. This balance consists of a note for one year at an annual interest rate of 12%, dated June 1.

    Instructions

    Prepare the adjusting entries at December 31, 2017. (Show all computations).

Distinguish between cash-basis accounting and accrual-basis accounting. Why is accrual-basis accounting acceptable for most businesses and the cash-basis unacceptable in the preparation of an income statement and a balance sheet?
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