College Accounting, Chapters 1-27 (New in Accounting from Heintz and Parry)
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Author: James A. Heintz, Robert W. Parry
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Chapter 4, Problem 8SEB
FINDING AND CORRECTING ERRORS Mary Smith purchased $350 worth of office equipment on account. The following entry was recorded on April 6. Find the error(s) and correct it (them) using the ruling method.
  On April 25, after the transactions had been posted, Smith discovered the following entry contains an error. When her customer received services, Cash was debited, but no cash was received. Correct the error in the journal using the correcting entry method.
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A fire destroyed certain accounting records of Green Books. The controller, Marilyn Green, asks your help in reconstructing the records. All of the sales are on account, with credit terms of n/30. The only accounting record preserved from the fire is the accounts receivable subsidiary ledger, which follows.
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Determine the beginning and ending balances of Accounts Receivable.
Determine the sales on account in the month of April.
Determine total cash receipts on account from customers during April
Suppose a co-worker has recorded a cash disbursement twice (Supplies Expense was debited twice for $100 and Cash was credited twice for $100) and wants you to record a correcting entry that will reverse the mistake. The correcting entry will record a debit to the Cash account and a credit to the Supplies account. Would you make this correcting entry? What should you investigate before making a decision about the correcting entry? Are there any other steps you would take to address this issue?
Chapter 4 Solutions
College Accounting, Chapters 1-27 (New in Accounting from Heintz and Parry)
Ch. 4 - Source documents serve as historical evidence of...Ch. 4 - The chart of accounts lists capital accounts...Ch. 4 - No entries are made in the Posting Reference...Ch. 4 - When entering the credit item in a general...Ch. 4 - When an incorrect entry has been journalized and...Ch. 4 - Prob. 1MCCh. 4 - A revenue account will begin with the number...Ch. 4 - To purchase an asset such as office equipment on...Ch. 4 - When fees are earned and the customer promises to...Ch. 4 - When the correct numbers are used but are in the...
Ch. 4 - Prob. 1CECh. 4 - Prob. 2CECh. 4 - Prob. 3CECh. 4 - Prob. 4CECh. 4 - Trace the flow of accounting information through...Ch. 4 - Name a source document that provides information...Ch. 4 - Prob. 3RQCh. 4 - Prob. 4RQCh. 4 - Where is the first formal accounting record of a...Ch. 4 - Describe the four steps required to journalize a...Ch. 4 - In what order are the accounts customarily placed...Ch. 4 - Explain the primary advantage of a general ledger...Ch. 4 - Explain the five steps required when posting the...Ch. 4 - Prob. 10RQCh. 4 - Explain why the ledger can still contain errors...Ch. 4 - Prob. 12RQCh. 4 - What is a transposition error?Ch. 4 - Prob. 14RQCh. 4 - What is a correcting entry?Ch. 4 - Prob. 1SEACh. 4 - GENERAL JOURNAL ENTRIES For each of the following...Ch. 4 - GENERAL LEDGER ACCOUNTS Set up T accounts for each...Ch. 4 - GENERAL JOURNAL ENTRIES Diane Bernick has opened...Ch. 4 - GENERAL LEDGER ACCOUNTS; TRIAL BALANCE Set up...Ch. 4 - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS From the information in...Ch. 4 - Prob. 7SEACh. 4 - FINDING AND CORRECTING ERRORS Joe Adams bought 500...Ch. 4 - SERIES A PROBLEMS JOURNALIZING AND POSTING...Ch. 4 - JOURNALIZING AND POSTING TRANSACTIONS Jim Andrews...Ch. 4 - CORRECTING ERRORS Assuming that all entries have...Ch. 4 - Prob. 1SEBCh. 4 - GENERAL JOURNAL ENTRIES For each of the following...Ch. 4 - GENERAL LEDGER ACCOUNTS Set up T accounts for each...Ch. 4 - GENERAL JOURNAL ENTRIES Sengel Moon opened The...Ch. 4 - GENERAL LEDGER ACCOUNTS; TRIAL BALANCE Set up...Ch. 4 - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS From the information in...Ch. 4 - Prob. 7SEBCh. 4 - FINDING AND CORRECTING ERRORS Mary Smith purchased...Ch. 4 - JOURNALIZING AND POSTING TRANSACTIONS Benito...Ch. 4 - Prob. 10SPBCh. 4 - CORRECTING ERRORS Assuming that all entries have...Ch. 4 - MANAGING YOUR WRITING You are a public accountant...Ch. 4 - MASTERY PROBLEM Barry Bird opened the Barry Bird...Ch. 4 - CHALLENGE PROBLEM Journal entries and a trial...
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