Chapter 2: Q15RQ (page 90)
What is the difference between the trial balance and the balance sheet?
A balance sheet is a financial statement that shows the financial position, and a trial balance is a worksheet that is prepared to check the accuracy of the accounts.
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Your friend, Dean McChesney, requested that you advise him on the effects that certain transactions will have on his business, A-Plus Travel Planners. Time is short, so you cannot journalize the transactions. Instead, you must analyze the transactions without a journal. McChesney will continue the business only if he can expect to earn a monthly net income of \(6,000. The business completed the following transactions during June:
a. McChesney deposited \)10,000 cash in a business bank account to start the company. The company issued common stock to McChesney.
b. Paid \(300 cash for office supplies.
c. Incurred advertising expense on account, \)700.
d. Paid the following cash expenses: administrative assistant’s salary, \(1,400; office rent, \)1,000.
e. Earned service revenue on account, \(8,800.
f. Collected cash from customers on account, \)1,200.
Requirements
2. Post the transactions directly to the accounts without using a journal. Record each transaction by letter. Calculate account balances.
Question: Journalizing transactions, posting journal entries to T-accounts, and preparing a trial balance Victor Yang practices medicine under the business title Victor Yang, M.D. During March, the medical practice completed the following transactions:
Mar. 1 Yang contributed \(62,000 cash to the business in exchange for common stock.
5 Paid monthly rent on medical equipment, \)570.
9 Paid \(14,000 cash to purchase land to be used in operations.
10 Purchased office supplies on account, \)1,500.
19 Borrowed \(27,000 from the bank for business use.
22 Paid \)1,400 on account.
28 The business received a bill for advertising in the daily newspaper to be paid in April, \(220.
31 Revenues earned during the month included \)6,700 cash and \(5,800 on account.
31 Paid employees’ salaries \)2,100, office rent \(1,500, and utilities \)350. Record as a compound entry.
31 The business received \(1,000 for medical screening services to be performed next month.
31 Paid cash dividends of \)7,100.
The business uses the following accounts: Cash; Accounts Receivable; Office Supplies; Land; Accounts Payable; Advertising Payable; Unearned Revenue; Notes Payable; Common Stock; Dividends; Service Revenue; Salaries Expense; Rent Expense; Utilities Expense; and Advertising Expense. Requirements 1. Journalize each transaction. Explanations are not required.
Question:E2-21 Journalizing transactions from T-accounts In December 2018, the first five transactions of Abling’s Lawn Care Company have been posted to the T-accounts. Prepare the journal entries that served as the sources for the five transactions. Include an explanation for each entry
Cash
Using the following accounts and their balances, calculate the debt ratio for Cooper Furniture Repair as of December 31.
Cash \( 7,000 Advertising Expense \) 1,200
Unearned Revenue 4,500 Utilities Expense 800
Equipment 10,000 Rent Expense 5,000
Service Revenue 8,000 Accounts Payable 2,300
Common Stock 12,200 Dividends 3,000
Accounting uses a double-entry system. Explain what this sentence means
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