Accounting
Accounting
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ISBN: 9781337272094
Author: WARREN, Carl S., Reeve, James M., Duchac, Jonathan E.
Publisher: Cengage Learning,
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Chapter 5, Problem 5.11EX
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Purchase journal

Purchase journal refers to the journal that is used to record all purchases on account. In the purchase journal, all purchase transactions are recorded only when the business purchased the goods on account. For example, the business purchased cleaning supplies on account.

General Ledger

General ledger refers to the ledger that records all the transactions of the business related to the company’s assets, liabilities, owners’ equities, revenues and expenses. Each subsidiary ledger is represented in the general ledger by summarizing the account.

Subsidiary ledger

Subsidiary ledger refers to the ledger that provides the detailed information of the account already recorded in the general ledger such as accounts receivable subsidiary ledger and accounts payable subsidiary ledger.

To identify:  The postings to be done in (1) General ledger accounts or (2) Subsidiary ledger accounts or (3) No posting is required.

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Chapter 5 Solutions

Accounting

Ch. 5 - Revenue journal The following revenue transactions...Ch. 5 - Revenue journal The following revenue transactions...Ch. 5 - Accounts receivable subsidiary ledger The debits...Ch. 5 - Accounts receivable subsidiary ledger The debits...Ch. 5 - Purchases journal The following purchase...Ch. 5 - Purchases journal The following purchase...Ch. 5 - Accounts payable subsidiary ledger The debits and...Ch. 5 - Accounts payable subsidiary ledger The debits and...Ch. 5 - Segment analysis McHale Company does business in...Ch. 5 - Segment analysis Back Country Life, Inc., does...Ch. 5 - Identify postings from revenue journal Using the...Ch. 5 - Accounts receivable ledger Based on the data...Ch. 5 - Identify journals Assuming the use of a two-column...Ch. 5 - Identify journals Assuming the use of a two-column...Ch. 5 - Identify transactions in accounts receivable...Ch. 5 - Prepare journal entries in a revenue journal...Ch. 5 - Posting a revenue journal The revenue journal for...Ch. 5 - Accounts receivable subsidiary ledger The revenue...Ch. 5 - Revenue and cash receipts journals Transactions...Ch. 5 - Revenue and cash receipts journals Lasting Summer...Ch. 5 - Prob. 5.11EXCh. 5 - Prob. 5.12EXCh. 5 - Identify transactions in accounts payable...Ch. 5 - Prepare journal entries in a purchases journal...Ch. 5 - Posting a purchases journal The purchases journal...Ch. 5 - Accounts payable subsidiary ledger The cash...Ch. 5 - Purchases and cash payments journals Transactions...Ch. 5 - Purchases and cash payments journals Happy Tails...Ch. 5 - Error in accounts payable subsidiary ledger After...Ch. 5 - Prob. 5.20EXCh. 5 - Cash receipts journal The following cash receipts...Ch. 5 - Computerized accounting systems Most computerized...Ch. 5 - Prob. 5.23EXCh. 5 - Prob. 5.24EXCh. 5 - Segment revenue horizontal analysis Starbucks...Ch. 5 - Prob. 5.26EXCh. 5 - Segment revenue horizontal and vertical analyses...Ch. 5 - Revenue journal; accounts receivable subsidiary...Ch. 5 - Revenue and cash receipts journals; accounts...Ch. 5 - Purchases, accounts payable subsidiary account,...Ch. 5 - Purchases and cash payments journals; accounts...Ch. 5 - All journals and general ledger; trial balance The...Ch. 5 - Revenue journal; accounts receivable subsidiary...Ch. 5 - Revenue and cash receipts journals; accounts...Ch. 5 - Purchases, accounts payable account, and accounts...Ch. 5 - Purchases and cash payments journals; accounts...Ch. 5 - All journals and general ledger; trial balance The...Ch. 5 - Ethics in Action Netbooks Inc. provides accounting...Ch. 5 - Communication Internet-based accounting software...Ch. 5 - Manual vs. computerized accounting systems The...Ch. 5 - Accounts receivable and accounts payable A...Ch. 5 - Design of accounting systems For the past few...
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