Problems
PROBLEM 3.1
Recording Transactions
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Louis Dixon, a dentist, resigned from his position with a large dental
‘own pediatric dental practice. The practice was organized as a sole
Dixon Pediatric Dentistry. The business transactions during Se
being organized are listed below.
Sept.
group in order to begin his
Proprietorship, called Louis
peer she te nenenae
Dic pent bask vexoot th le resn
which he had saved over a number of years. EE A ea
Sept. 10 Purchased a small office building located on a large lot fora total prc
Teton or awe a ea ea
ayment of $36,500 was made and a note payable was issued for i rte
aes ied ore ae aProblems
Sept. 18 Purchased a microcom
s omputer system from Computer Stores, Inc
Sept. 19 Purchased office furnishings, includin, Ca eee eaten:
; dental equipment, fom Turney €
Inc; ata cou of $5,740 A cash downpayment of SA) nar ade Me Poe
Paid i thice equal installments due §:
Mt nents due September 24, October 26. and November 2
The purchase was on open account and did not n oa ae
Sept. 26 A S140 monitor in the mictoco
i microcomputer system purchased on September 15 stopped
wotking The monitor turned to C
way returned to Computer Stores, Inc ,
fund the $140 within five days So
Sept. 28 Paid Turnkey Operations, Inc.,
payable for office furnishings
Sept. 30 Received $140 cash from Computer Stores, Inc
ceivable created on September 26, .
Instructions
a, Prepare journal entries to record the above transactions
from the following chant of accounts:
equite signing of a promissory note
$1600 cash as the first installment due on the account
« in full settlement of the account re-
Select the appropriate account titles
Cash Office Furnishings
‘Accounts Receivable Notes Payable
Land Accounts Payable
Building Louis Dixon, Capital
Computer System
'b. What impact did the Sept. 10 transaction have on the financial postion of the company? (la-
dicate direction and dollar effect of this transaction on the propriewrship’s assets, lisbiliues,
and owner's equity.)
Lars Retton is the founder and owner of North Coast Gymnastics, a youth gymnastics training
facility. A few of the company’s business transactions occurring during July are described below:
1, On July 2, collected cash of $700 from accounts receivable.
2. On July 7. purchased gymnastics equipment for $2.17, paying $500 in cash and charging the
remainder on the company’s 30-day account at Weider Fitness Co.
3. On July 9, returned to Weider Fitness Co. $200 of gymnastics equipment that was not needed.
‘The return of this equipment reduced by $200 the amount owed to Weider Fitness Co.
4, On July 25, Retton made an additional investment in North Coast Gymnastics by depositing
‘$5,000 cash in the company bank account.
5. On July 31, paid the remaining $1,475 owed to Weider Fitness Co.
Instructions
f. Prepare an analysis of each of the above transactions. The form of analysis to be used is as
follows, using transaction 1 as an example.
a) The asset Cash was increased. Increases in assets are recorded by debits. Debit Cash,
$700.
(b) The asset Accounts Receivable was decreased. Decreases in assets are recorded by cred-
its. Credit Accounts Receivable, $700.
b. Prepare journal entries, including explanations, forthe above transactions.
City Flights provides transportation by helicopter between a major airport and various business
‘centers ofa large city. Among the ledger accounts used by the company are the following
Cash Passenger Fare Revenue
Accounts Payable ‘Advertising Expense
Aircraft Fuel Expense
Accounts Receivable Rent Expense
(0, Wright, Capital Repair & Maintenance Expense
O.Wright, Drawing Salaries Expense
PROBLEM 3.2
‘Analyzing Transactions and
Prepanng Journal Entnes
PROBLEM 3.3,
Journal Entnes
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PROBLEM 3.4
Analyzing Transactions and
Preparing Journal Entries
BGWS 4167, 0,12
PROBLEM 3.5
Preparing Journal Entries, Posting,
and Preparing a Tral Balance
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Events
CHAPTER 3 The Accounting Cyeie: Captunng Economic
below:
Some of the January transactions of City Flights are listed
luring January.
Jan. Paid $3,520 rent fr bangar space dang Ee a
Jan. Paced aversing in oa aspaper for publication tanng 1
of $860 was payable within 10 days after t seed uf bo.t00
Jan. 15 Cash receipts from passengers forthe first half of January amout
18 ra nal use.
Jan, 15 0. Wright, the owner, withdrew $7,500 cash for Ce alee 200,
Jn. 16 Paid slanes wo employees for services rendered in int al of Janu cae
Jan. 25 Provided transportation for executives sti Hse Corporation,
customer. Sent bill for $470, due within 30 days. : ts
Jan, 29 Received a bill from Western Oil Co. for fuel used in January, amounting to S4,
and payable by February 10. :
Jan. 31 Paid $3,372 to Stevens Motors for repair and maintenance work during January
Instructions
@. Prepare a journal entry (including an explanation) for each of the above transactions. Dae
'b Describe the effect ofthe January 29 transaction involving fuel used in January on ach of he
following: assets, liabilities, owner's equity, and net income. For each of the four items,
cate whether the transaction caused an increase, decrease, or no effect.
‘Garwood Marine is a boat repair yard. During August its transactions included the following:
1, On August 1, paid rent for the month of August, $4.400.
2 On August 3, at request of Kiwi Insurance, Inc. made repairs on boat of Michael Fay. Sent
bill for $5,620 for services rendered to Kiwi Insurance, Inc. (Credit Repair Service Revenue )
3 On August 9, made repairs to boat of Dennis Conner and collected in fll the charge of $2,830
+ On August 14, placed advertisement in Yachring World to be published in issue of. August 20
at cost of S165. payment to be made within 30 days.
5. On August 25 received a check for $5,620 from Kiwi Insurance, Ine., -epresenting collection
of the receivable of August 3.
6. On August 26, made repairs on the vessel Independent totaling $1,890. Collected $400 cash;
balance due within 30 days.
pany, called Campbell Crop Dust
of June were as follows:
June 1 Campbell deposited $60,000 cash in a
June 2 Purchased a crop-dusting aircraft from
cash down payment and issued a note
bank account in the name of the business.
Uiilty Aircraft for $220,000. M,
payable for $180,000. wen gS
Jeo f Office and hangar space forthe month
Jone : eit waded uring the first half of June
i 2 a during the first half of June
and repair services,
Jom % ‘to customers on June 15,
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June 30 Paid $6,000 in salaies to employes for services rendered during these
cs rendered dh
luring the second half of June
Jane 30° Received a fuel bill from Henry's Feed
danng Jane. This amount deg bys ee S210 of scr al prc
june 30 Campbell withdrew $2,000 cash
Y from the business for personal use
The account tiles used by Campbell Crop Dusting
sting were:
Re Pat Campbell, Drawing
‘Accounts Receivable Crop-Dusting Revenue
° piers Maintenance Expense
Notes Payable Fuel Expense
‘Accounts Payable Salaries Expense
Pat Campbell. Capital Rent Expense
Instructions
Based on the foregoing transactions:
a. Prepare journal entries.
1 Pos to ledger accounts
¢. Prepare atrial balance at une 30, 2001
4 Using th las Jane 30,201 ga cont eh of the wing at ae 3
total assets, total liabilities, total owner's equity, Are these amounts the figures that would
Explain your answer briefly. d 8
Environmental Solutions prepares financial statements and closes i
P statements and closes is accounts atthe end of each PROBLEM 3.6
calendar year, The following adjusted wal balance was prepared at December 31, 2001 Adjusted Tial Balance, Part |—
Preparing Financial Statements
ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS [567,8,10.1
Adjusted Trial Balance
December 31, 2001 rm
con 370 m
Notes Recowable 12.740
‘Accounts Pecenabie 65,090
Supple: 5.300
Lena 196.000
Building: ao 126,000
Accumulated Depreciation. Building $ 33.600
LOtice Equipment 33,600
‘Accumulated Depreciation: Oiice Eauipneat 13.40
Notes Payable 112,000
‘Accounts Payable 22.680
Frank L. Adams, Capital, December 31, 2009 230,300
Frank L. Adams, Drawing .- 70,000
Consulting Fees Earned «1... ++ > 487,200
Advertising Expense - : x 31.500
Insurance Expense... i 98,720
Utilities Expense ....- . . 15,040
Salaries Expense . : 245,280
Supplies Expense 9.640
Depreciation Expense: Building 4.200
Depreciation Expense: Oltce Equipment 3.360
20 $99220PROBLEM 3.7
‘Adjusted Trial Balance, Part iI—
Preparing Closing Entries
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PROBLEM 3.8
Preparing Financial Statements
from an Adjusted Trial Balance
CHAPTER 3 The Accounting Gye: Capturing Economic Events
" ment of owner's equity for the year ended December
trae ons come statement and a statement of owner's equity forthe year en sember
‘a. Prepare
a scember 31, 2001
», Prepare a balance sheet (in report form) as of De
«What was the estimated useful life used by Environment! CO
son ate forthe building? Approximately how long has
uilding in its operations? Show computati : co
4. Rees seeas ‘Ansel is trying to understand what the net income of the busin
+ geen eos thaneti by the owner should be available as cash
sents, He feels that net income less withdrawals He asa
ae Hheretont ‘Solutions’ 2001 net income, less withdrawals by owner. 0 th
cash reported in the balance sheet and asks what happened to the rest of the net 9 ,
Explain the concept of net income to Ansel Adams, including in your answcr an explana
where the undistributed net income from 2001 (and prior years) “ended up.’
it the deprecia-
tal Solutions in setting the depr
he ymental Solutions been using
in lem 3.6:
Using the data shown in the adjusted tril balance in Problem
8. Prepare journal ens to cos the accounts Use four entries (1) 0 cose the evens account
(2) to close the expense accounts, (3) to close the Income Summary account, and (4) to close
the owner’s drawing account. ; aa
. Does the amount of net income or net loss appear in the closing entries? Explain fully
‘ sted on rented land
[NP Enterprises operates several miniature golf courses, all of which are locat
within ety parks, Shown below isthe company's adjusted wal balance at December 31, 200)
‘The company closes its accounts atthe end of each calendar year
2) SNP ENTERPRISES
‘Adjusted Tiial Balance
“= December 312001, | ae
Cash S 41.100
Accounts Receivable 7,800
Buildings 180,000
‘Accumulated Depreciation: Buldings S$” 36,000
Golf Course Structures a 270.000
Accumulated Deprociation: Gol! Course Structures 90,000
Accounts Payable . « 23.100
Salaries Payable 6.900
‘Nick Palmer, Capital (December 31, 2000) 331,560
Nick Palmer, Drawing . 75,000
‘Admissions Revenue ‘ , 576,000
Advertising Expense 45,000
Rent Expense ‘i 108.000
Repairs Expense pean F 18.600
Salaries Expense ‘ 237,000
Light & Power Expense 13.500
Depreciation Expense: Buildings ee
Depreciation Expense: Golf Course Structures 45,000
Insurance Expense 7580)
$1.063.560 §1,063.500
Instructions
‘a, Prepare an income statement and a statement of owner’
31, 2001 'S equity for the year ended DecemberProviens
1b Prepare a balance sheet (in report form) 28 of December 31, 2001
& Is 2001 the first year of operations for NP Enterprises? Sopport your snrwez
(d. Assume that Nick Palmer imvested $300,000 to stant NP Enterprises. Does he Effeccace be-
EnPar ie owner's capital at December 31, 2001, and ts $300,000 imal amemment egal
amount of profits generated by the business since inceptice? Exptace brcfy
Using the adjusted tal balance presenta in Problem
1 Prepare jour enres to clos the acount. Use fou enc (1) 1 chon te rea acon
(2) to close the expense acount, 3) 0 clove he Income Seaway Svan. ed te
the owners dewing account
1. Assume that ia the following year NP Enterprises again had SST&OOD of atmos vest
betta expenses ined SN ON. Aving are rene noma
pense acounts had bee closed int the incoue Susary accuse Dececber 31. pepe
a journal entry to close the Income Summary accoust. "
During the absence of the regular accountant of Vanderpool Consultin
Q lar q 3g. 2 new exployee. Doce
‘Webb, prepared the closing entries from the ledger sccounts for the year 2001. WeBD has very Et
Ue understanding of eceounting. and the closing entries he prepared Were not satisfactory in sew~
ceral respects. The entries by Webb were:
Entry 1
Professional Fees Eamed . 273.800
‘Accumulated Depreciation: Building : 25.600
Accounts Payable 86.400
Salaries Payable . LD “e200
Income Summary 394.800
‘To close accounts with credit balances.
Entry 2
Income Summary . ..
Salaries Expense... 96.400
‘Al Vanderpool, Drawing 36,000
‘Advertising Expense 5 12.500
Depreciation Expense: Building . 600
Insurance Expense .. = 19,200
To close accounts with debit balances
Entry 3
‘Al Vanderpool, Capital 234,000
234,000
Income Summary
‘Tp close the owners capital account.
Instructions i
For each entryidentify any errors that Webb made.
». Prepare four correct closing entries, following the pattem illustrated on pages (116-118).
‘e. Using the information presented above (and considering your answers to parts a and b), com-
pute net income or net loss of Vanderpool Consulting for the year 2001. Show computation,
‘The operations of Hempstead Realty consist of obtaining listings of houses being offered for sale
by owners, advertising these houses, and showing them to prospective buyers. The company eams
revenue in the form of commissions. The building and office equipment used in the business were
dequired on January 1 ofthe current year and were immediately placed in use. Useful life of the
building was estimated to be 30 years and that ofthe office equipment five years. The company
closes its accounts monthly: on March 31 of the current year, the trial balance is as follows:
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PROBLEM 3.11
End-ol-Perod Acjusting and
Closing Procedures: Preparing
Financal Statements
BBBFs, enInstructions
From the trial balance and supplementary data given, prepare the following as of March 31, 2001:
a. Adjusting entries for depreciation during March of building and of office equipment.
b. Adjusting entry to recognize as expense the cost of office supplies used in March. At the end
fof March, the supplies on hand are estimated to have a cost of $500.
‘e. Adjusted trial balance.
4. Income statement and a statement of owner's equity for the month of March, and a balance
sheet at March 31 in report form. Assume no additional investments by owner during March.
€. Closing entries.
{. After-closing trial balance.