Financial Accounting
Financial Accounting
4th Edition
ISBN: 9781259307959
Author: J. David Spiceland, Wayne M Thomas, Don Herrmann
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 2, Problem 2.1APCP

1.

To determine

Journal entry:

Journal entry is a set of economic events which can be measured in monetary terms. These are recorded chronologically and systematically.

Accounting rules for Journal entries:

  • To record increase balance of account: Debit assets, expenses, losses and credit liabilities, capital, revenue and gains.
  • To record decrease balance of account: Credit assets, expenses, losses and debit liabilities, capital, revenue and gains.

To Record: Each transaction of Company GA for the month of July.

1.

Expert Solution
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Explanation of Solution

Journalize the transactions of Company GA for the month of July.

DateAccount Title and ExplanationDebit($)Credit($)
July 1, 2018Cash 10,000 
Common Stock  10,000
 (To record the issue of common stock to Person S)  
    
July 1, 2018Cash 10,000 
Common Stock  10,000
 (To record the issue of common stock to Person T)  
    
July 1, 2018Prepaid Insurance 4,800
 Cash 4,800
 (To record the purchase of insurance policy)  
    
July 2, 2018Legal Fees Expense 1,500
Cash 1,500
 (To record the payment of legal fees for incorporation)  
    
July 4, 2018Office Supplies 1,800 
Accounts Payable  1,800
 (To record the purchase of supplies on account)  
    
July 7, 2018Advertising Expense 300 
Cash  300
 (To record the payment for advertising )  
    
July 8, 2018Equipment–Bikes 12,000 
Cash  12,000
 (To record the purchase of mountain bikes)  
    
July 15, 2018Cash2,000 
 Service Revenue 2,000
 (To record the collection of cash for services mountain bikes clinic)  
    
July 22, 2018Cash2,300 
 Service Revenue 2,300
 (To record the collection of cash for services mountain bikes clinic)  
    
July 22, 2018Advertising Expense 700 
Cash  700
 (To record the payment of salary expenses)  
    
July 30, 2018Cash 4,000 
Deferred Revenue  4,000
 (To record the receipt of cash in advance for K clinic)  

Table (1)

2. and 3.

To determine

T-account:

An account is referred to as a T-account, because the alignment of the components of the account resembles the capital letter ‘T’. An account consists of the three main components which are as follows:

  • The title of the account
  • The left or debit side
  • The right or credit side

To Calculate: The balance of each account by posting each transaction to the appropriate T-accounts.

2. and 3.

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Explanation of Solution

Post the journal entries into T-accounts and determine the balance of each account.

Cash Account

Cash Account
DateDetails

Debit

($)

 DateDetails

Credit

($)

July 1, 2018Beginning balance0July 1, 2018

Prepaid insurance

(Transaction 3)

4,800
July 1, 2018

Common stock

(Transaction 1)

10,000July 2, 2018

Legal fees expense

(Transaction 4)

1,500
July 1, 2018

Common stock

(Transaction 2)

10,000July 7, 2018

Advertising expense

(Transaction 6)

300
July 15, 2018

Service revenue

(Transaction 8)

2,000July 8, 2018

Equipment

Transaction 7)

12,000
July 22, 2018

Service revenue

(Transaction 9)

2,300 July 24, 2018

Advertising expense

(Transaction 10)

700
July 30, 2018

Unearned revenue

(Transaction 11)

4,000    
 Total 28,300  Total 19,300
July 31, 2018Ending Balance9,000   

Table (2)

Prepaid Insurance Account

Prepaid Insurance Account
DateDetails

Debit

($)

 DateDetails

Credit

($)

July 1, 2018Beginning balance0  -
July 1, 2018

Cash

(Transaction 3)

4,800  -
 Total 4,800  Total -
July 31, 2018Ending Balance4,800   

Table (3)

Office Supplies Account

Office Supplies Account
DateDetails

Debit

($)

 DateDetails

Credit

($)

July 1, 2018Beginning balance0  -
July 4, 2018

Accounts Payable

(Transaction 5)

1,800  -
 Total 1,800  Total -
July 31, 2018Ending Balance1,800   

Table (4)

Equipment Account

Equipment Account
DateDetails

Debit

($)

 DateDetails

Credit

($)

July 1, 2018Beginning balance0  -
July 8, 2018

Cash

(Transaction 7)

12,000  -
 Total 12,000  Total -
July 31, 2018Ending Balance12,000   

Table (5)

Accounts Payable

Accounts Payable Account
DateDetails

Debit

($)

 DateDetails

Credit

($)

  July 1, 2018Beginning balance0
  July 4, 2018Office Supplies (Transaction 5)1,800
   Total 1,800
   July 31, 2018Ending Balance1,800

Table (6)

Deferred Revenue

Deferred Revenue Account
DateDetails

Debit

($)

 DateDetails

Credit

($)

  -July 1, 2018Beginning balance0
  July 30, 2018

Cash

(Transaction 11)

4,000
 Total - Total 4,000
   July 31, 2018Ending Balance4,000

Table (7)

Common Stock

Common Stock Account
DateDetails

Debit

($)

 DateDetails

Credit

($)

   July 1, 2018Beginning balance0
   July 1, 2018Cash (Transaction 1)10,000
   July 1, 2018Cash (Transaction 1)10,000
   Total20,000
   July 31, 2018Ending Balance20,000

Table (8)

Service Revenue

Service Revenue Account
DateDetails

Debit

($)

 DateDetails

Credit

($)

  July 1, 2018Beginning balance0
   July 15, 2018

Cash

(Transaction 8)

2,000
    July 22, 2018

Cash

(Transaction 9)

2,300
    Total 4,300
   July 31, 2018Ending Balance4,300

Table (9)

Advertising Expense

Advertising Expense Account
DateDetails

Debit

($)

 DateDetails

Credit

($)

July 1, 2018Beginning balance0   
July 7, 2018

Cash

(Transaction 6)

300   
July 24, 2018

Cash

(Transaction 10)

700   
 Total 1,000   
July 31, 2018Ending Balance1,000    

Table (10)

Legal Fees Expense

Legal Fee Expense Account
DateDetails

Debit

($)

 DateDetails

Credit

($)

July 1, 2018Beginning balance0   
July 2, 2018

Cash

(Transaction 4)

1,500   
 Total 1,500   
July 31, 2018Ending Balance1,500    

Table (11)

4.

To determine

Trial balance:

A trial balance is the summary of all the ledger accounts. Debit balances are listed in left column and credit balances are listed in right column of the trial balance. The totals of debit and credit column should be equal. The trial balance is usually prepared to check the accuracy of ledger accounts balances, before the preparation of financial statements.

To Prepare: A trial balance as of July.

4.

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Explanation of Solution

Prepare the trial balance of Company GA.

Company GA

Trial Balance

July 31, 2018

ParticularsDebit ($)Credit ($)
Cash9,000 
Prepaid Insurance4,800 
Office Supplies1,800 
Equipment12,000 
Accounts Payable 1,800
Unearned Revenue 4,000
Common Stock 20,000
Service Revenue 4,300
Advertising Expense1,000
Legal Fees Expense1,500 
Total30,10030,100

Table (12)

Conclusion

Hence, the trial balance is prepared, and the debit column and credit column of the trial balance are agreed, both having balance of $30,100.

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