The Recording Process

Holz Disc Golf Course was opened on March 1 by Ian Holz. The following selected events and transactions occurred during March.
Mar 1Invested $20,000 cash in the business
3Purchased Rainbow Golf Land for $15,000 cash. The price consists of land $12,000, shed $2,000, and equipment $1,000.
5Paid advertising expenses of $900.
6Paid cash $600 for a one-year insurance policy.
10Purchased golf discs and other equipment for $1,050 from Stevenson Company payable in 30 days.
18Received $1,100 in cash for golf fees (Holz records golf fees as service revenue).
19Sold 150 coupon books for $10 each. Each book contains 4 coupons that enable the holder to play one round of disc golf
25Withdrew $800 cash for personal use.
30Paid salaries of $250.
30Paid Stevenson Company in full.
31Received $2,700 cash for golf fees.

Holz Disc Golf uses the following accounts: Cash, Prepaid Insurance, Land, Buildings, Equipment, Accounts Payable, Unearned Service Revenue, Owner's Capital, Owner's Drawings, Service Revenue, Advertising Expense, and Salaries and Wages Expense.

Instructions

Journalize the March transactions

Emily Valley is a licensed dentist. During the first month of the operation of her business, the following events and transactions occurred:
April 1Invested $20,000 cash in her business
1Hired a secretary-receptionist at a salary of $700 per week payable monthly.
2Paid office rent for the month $1,100.
3Purchased dental supplies on account from Dazzle Company $4,000.
10Performed dental services and billed insurance companies $5,100
11Received $1,000 cash advance from Leah Mataruka for an implant.
20Received $2,100 cash for service performed from Michael Santos.
30Paid secretary-receptionist for the month $2,800.
30Paid $2,400 to Dazzle for accounts payable due.

Emily uses the following chart of accounts: No. 101 Cash, No. 112 Accounts Receivable, No. 126 Supplies, No. 201 Accounts Payable, No. 209 Unearned Service Revenue, No. 301 Owner's Capital, No. 400 Service Revenue, No. 726 Salaries and Wages Expense, and No. 729 Rent Expense.

Instructions

  1. Journalize the March transactions
  2. Post to the ledger accounts
  3. Prepare a trial balance on April 30, 1018

Maquoketa Services was formed on May 1, 2018. The following transactions took place during the first month.

Transactions on May 1

1Jay Bradford invested $40,000 cash in the company, as its sole owner.
2Hired two employees to work in the warehouse. They will each be paid a salary of $3,050 per month.
3Signed a 2-year rental agreement on a warehouse; paid $24,000 cash in advance for the first year.
4Purchased furniture and equipment costing $30,000. A cash payment of $10,000 was made immediately; the remainder will be paid in 6 months.
5Paid $1,800 cash for a one-year insurance policy on the furniture and equipment.

Transactions during the remainder of the month:

6Purchased basic office supplies for $420 cash.
7Purchased more office supplies for $1,500 on account.
8Total revenues earned were $20,000-$8,000 cash and $12,000 on account.
9Paid $400 to suppliers for accounts payable due.
10Received $3,000 from customers in payment of accounts receivable.
11Received utility bills in the amount of $380, to be paid next month.
12Paid the monthly salaries of the two employees, totaling $6,100.

Instructions

  1. Prepare Journal entries to record each of the events listed.
  2. Post the Journal entries to T-accounts.
  3. Prepare a trial balance as of May 31, 1018

The trial balance of Avtar Sandhu Co. Shown below does not balance

AVTAR SANDHU CO.
Trial Balance
June 30, 2019

Each of the listed accounts has a normal balance per the general ledger. An examination of the ledger and Journal reveals the followings errors:

  1. Cash received from a customer in payment of its account was debited for $580, and Accounts Receivable was credited for the same amount. The actual collection was for $850
  2. the purchase of a computer on account for $710 was recorded as a debit to Supplies for $710 and credit to Accounts Payable for $710.
  3. Services were performed on account for a client for $980. Accounts Receivable was debited for $980, and Service Revenue was credited for $98.
  4. A debit posting to Salaries and Wages Expenses of $700 was omitted.
  5. A payment of a balance due for $306 was credited to Cash for $306 and credited to Accounts Payable for $360.
  6. The withdrawal of $600 cash for Sandhu's personal use was debited to Salaries and Wages Expense for $600 and credited to Cash for $600.

Instructions

Prepare a correct trial balance.

The Starr Theater, owned by Meg Vargo will begin operation in March. The Starr will be unique in that it will show only triple features of sequential theme movies. As of March 1, the ledger of Starr showed: No. 101. Cash $3,000, No. 140 Land $24,000, No. 145 Buildings (concession stand, projection room, ticket booth, and screen) $10,000, No. 157 Equipment $10,000, No. 201 Accounts Payable $7,000, and No. 301 Owner's Capital $40,000. During the month of March, the following events and transactions occurred:
March 2Rented the three Indiana Jones movies to be shown for the first 3 weeks of March. The film rental was $3,500; $1,500 was paid in cash and $2,000 will be paid on March 10.
3Ordered the Lord of the Rings movies to be shown the last 10 days of March. It will cost $200 per night.
9Received $4,300 cash from admissions.
10Paid balance due on Indiana Jones movies rental and $2,100 on March 1 accounts payable.
11Starr Theater contracted with Adam Ladd to operate the concession stand Ladd is to pay 15% of gross concession receipts, payable monthly for the rental of the concession stand.
12Paid advertising expenses $900.
20Received $5,000 cash from customers for admissions.
20Received the Lord of the Rings movies and paid the rental fee of $2,000.
31Paid salaries of $3,100.
31Received statement from Adam Ladd showing gross receipts from concessions of $6,000 and the balance due to Starr Theater of $900 ($6,000 X 15%) for March. Ladd paid one-half the balance due and will remit the remainder on April 5..
31Received $9,000 cash from customers for admissions.

In addition to the accounts identified above, the chart of accounts includes: No. 112 Accounts Receivable, No. 400 Service Revenue, No. 429 Rent Revenue, No. 610 Advertising Expense, no. 726 Salaries and Wages Expense and No. 729 Rent Expense.

Instructions

  1. Enter the beginning balances in the ledger. Insert a check mark (√) in the reference column of the ledger for the beginning balance.
  2. Journalize the March transaction Starr records admission revenue as service revenue, rental of the concession stand as rent revenue, and film rental expense as rent expense.
  3. Post the March Journal entries to the ledger. Assume that all entries are posted from page 1 of the journal.
  4. Prepare a trial balance on March 31, 1018

Kim Yi has prepared the following list of statements about accounts:
  1. An account is an accounting record of either a specific asset or a specific liability.
  2. An account shows only increases, not decreases, in the item it relates to.
  3. Some items, such as Cash and Accounts Receivable, are combined into one account.
  4. An account has a left, or credit side, and a right, or debit side.
  5. A simple form of an account consisting of just the account title, the left side, and the right side, is called a T-account.

Instructions

Identify each statement as true or false. if false, indicates how to correct the statement

Selected transactions for A. Mane, an interior decorator, in her first month of business, are as follows:
Jan. 2Invested $10,000 cash in the business
3Purchased used car for $3,000 cash for use in business.
9Purchased supplies on account for $500.
11Billed customers $2,400 for services performed.
16Paid $350 cash for advertising.
20Received $700 cash from customers billed on January 11
23Paid creditor $300 cash on balance owed.
28Withdrew $1,000 cash for personal use by owner.

Instructions

For each transaction, indicate the following:
  1. The basic type of account debited and credited (asset, liability, owner's equity).
  2. The specific account debited and credited ( Cash, Rent Expense, Service Revenue, etc.)
  3. Whether the specific account is increased or decreased
  4. The normal balance of the specific account.
Use the following format, in which the January 2 transaction is given as an example.

The following information relates to Sanculi Real Estate Agency:
Oct. 1Alan Sanculi begins business as a real estate agent with a cash investment of $15,000
2Hires an administrative assistant.
3Purchases office furniture for $1,900, on account.
6Sells a house and lot for R. Craig; bills R. Craig $3,800 for realty services performed.
27Pays $1,100 on the balance related to the transaction of October 3.
30Pays the administrative assistant $2,500 in salary for October.

Instructions

Prepare the debit-credit analysis for each transaction.

Marx Industries had the following transactions:
  1. Borrowed $5,000 from the bank by signing a note.
  2. Paid $3,100 cash for a computer.
  3. Purchased $850 of supplies on account.

Instructions

  1. Indicate what accounts are increased and decreased by each transaction.
  2. Journalize each transaction. (Omit explanations.)

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