P2-5A The Starr Theater, owned by Meg Vargo, will begin operations 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. Mar. 2 Rented the three Indiana Jones movies to be shown for the fi rst 3 weeks of  March. The fi lm rental was $3,500; $1,500 was paid in cash and $2,000 will be  paid on March 10.  3 Ordered the Lord of the Rings movies to be shown the last 10 days of March. It  will cost $200 per night.  9 Received $4,300 cash from admissions.  10 Paid balance due on Indiana Jones movies rental and $2,100 on March 1  accounts payable.  11 Starr 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.  12 Paid advertising expenses $900.  20 Received $5,000 cash from customers for admissions.  20 Received the Lord of the Rings movies and paid the rental fee of $2,000.  31 Paid salaries of $3,100.  31 Received statement from Adam Ladd showing gross receipts from concessions of  $6,000 and the balance due to Starr Theater of $900 ($6,000 3 15%) for March.  Ladd paid one-half the balance due and will remit the remainder on April 5.  31 Received $9,000 cash from customers for admissions. In addition to the accounts identifi ed 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 (a) Enter the beginning balances in the ledger. Insert a check mark (✓) in the reference  column of the ledger for the beginning balance. (b) Journalize the March transactions. Starr records admission revenue as service revenue,  rental of the concession stand as rent revenue, and fi lm rental expense as rent expense. (c) Post the March journal entries to the ledger. Assume that all entries are posted from  page 1 of the journal. (d) Prepare a trial balance on March 31, 2017

P2-5A The Starr Theater, owned by Meg Vargo, will begin operations 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.
Mar. 2 Rented the three Indiana Jones movies to be shown for the fi rst 3 weeks of 
March. The fi lm rental was $3,500; $1,500 was paid in cash and $2,000 will be 
paid on March 10.
 3 Ordered the Lord of the Rings movies to be shown the last 10 days of March. It 
will cost $200 per night.
 9 Received $4,300 cash from admissions.
 10 Paid balance due on Indiana Jones movies rental and $2,100 on March 1 
accounts payable.
 11 Starr 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.
 12 Paid advertising expenses $900.
 20 Received $5,000 cash from customers for admissions.
 20 Received the Lord of the Rings movies and paid the rental fee of $2,000.
 31 Paid salaries of $3,100.
 31 Received statement from Adam Ladd showing gross receipts from concessions of 
$6,000 and the balance due to Starr Theater of $900 ($6,000 3 15%) for March. 
Ladd paid one-half the balance due and will remit the remainder on April 5.
 31 Received $9,000 cash from customers for admissions.
In addition to the accounts identifi ed 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
(a) Enter the beginning balances in the ledger. Insert a check mark (✓) in the reference 
column of the ledger for the beginning balance.
(b) Journalize the March transactions. Starr records admission revenue as service revenue, 
rental of the concession stand as rent revenue, and fi lm rental expense as rent expense.
(c) Post the March journal entries to the ledger. Assume that all entries are posted from 
page 1 of the journal.
(d) Prepare a trial balance on March 31, 2017