Fundamentals of Financial Accounting
5th Edition
ISBN: 9780078025914
Author: Fred Phillips Associate Professor, Robert Libby, Patricia Libby
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 3, Problem 3.21E
Determining the Effects of Various Transactions
EZ Reader was founded in January to provide text reading and recording services. Selected transactions for EZ Reader’s first month of business are as follows:
- a. Issued common stock to investors for $50,000 cash.
- b. Billed customers $10,500 for services performed in January.
- c. Purchased equipment for $24,500 for use in the business. Paid in cash.
- d. Purchased $2,400 of supplies on account.
- e. Received $7,500 cash from customers billed in transaction (b).
- f. Used $1,500 in utilities, which will be paid in February.
- g. Paid employees $3,500 cash for work done in January.
- h. Paid $1,200 cash toward supplies purchased in transaction (d).
Required:
For each transaction, give (a) the name of the account being debited or credited, (b) the basic account type (A, L, SE, R, E), (c) whether the account is increased (+) or decreased (−) due to the transaction, and (d) whether the account normally holds a debit or credit balance. Transaction (a) has been given as an example. Also, calculate the company’s preliminary net income and net profit margin (expressed as a percent to one decimal place).
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Tasks 8-9. Application. Prepare the journal entries of the transaction below and
post them to the necessary ledger books. Write your answer on a separate sheet of
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Olson Sala Company completed the following sales transactions during the month of
June 2015. All credit sales have terms of 3/10, n/30 and all invoices are dated as at
the transaction date.
June 1 Olson Sala invested Php 52,000 of his funds in the business.
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Sold merchandise on account to R. Bituin, Php 32,000. Invoice no. 377
Sold merchandise on account to A. Perdales, Php 54,000. Invoice no.
378
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Sold merchandise for cash, Php 46,000.
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Received payment from R. Bltuin less discounts.
Received payment from A. Perdales less discounts.
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Required:
1. Record the transactions in the general journal.
2. Post to the accounts receivable ledger.
3. Prepare a schedule of accounts receivable.
Harris, Inc. incurred the following transactions during the month of February. Record the appropriate ones in the cash payments journal. Include posting references.
a. On February 3, the company purchased $650 worth of supplies on account. The supplies account number is 15.
b. On February 5, Harris, Inc. made a payment on account to Sanders Industries in the amount of $1,215 (Check No. 2214).
c. On February 14, Harris, Inc. bought a one-year insurance policy for $1,500. The prepaid insurance account number is 14 (Check No. 2215).
d. On February 22, Harris, Inc. paid monthly rent of $2,000. The rent expense account number is 63 (Check No. 2216).
e. On February 26, Harris, Inc. purchased equipment making a down payment of $3,000 (Check No. 2217) and agreeing to pay the $4,000 balance in 30 days. The
equipment account number is 18.
If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank.
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Green Wave Company plans to own and operate a storage rental facility. For the first month of operations, the company has the following transactions. 1. January 1 Issue 10,000 shares of common stock in exchange for $42,000 in cash. 2. January 5 Purchase land for $24,000. A note payable is signed for the full amount. 3. January 9 Purchase storage container equipment for $9,000 cash. 4. January 12 Hire three employees for $3,000 per month. 5. January 18 Receive cash of $13,000 in rental fees for the current month. 6. January 23 Purchase office supplies for $3,000 on account. 7. January 31 Pay employees $9,000 for the first month’s salaries. Required: 1. Record each transaction. Green Wave uses the following accounts: Cash, Supplies, Land, Equipment, Common Stock, Accounts Payable, Notes Payable, Service Revenue, and Salaries Expense. 2. Post each transaction to T-accounts and compute the ending balance of each account. Since this is the first month of operations, all T-accounts have a…
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