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EXERCISE 2-7

(a) Assets = Liabilities +


Equity
1. + + (Issued shares)
2. – – (Expense)
3. + + (Revenue)
4. – – (Dividends)
(b) 1.
Cash ...................................
.............................. 5,500
Share Capital—
Ordinary...........................
5,500
2. Rent
Expense..............................
..................... 1,100
Cash....................................
....................... 1,100
3. Accounts
Receivable .........................
............. 4,700
Service
Revenue .............................
.......... 4,700
4.
Dividends ..........................
............................... 400
Cash....................................
....................... 400
EXERCISE 2-7
(a) Assets = Liabilities +
Equity
1. + + (Issued shares)
2. – – (Expense)
3. + + (Revenue)
4. – – (Dividends)
(b) 1.
Cash ...................................
.............................. 5,500
Share Capital—
Ordinary...........................
5,500
2. Rent
Expense..............................
..................... 1,100
Cash....................................
....................... 1,100
3. Accounts
Receivable .........................
............. 4,700
Service
Revenue .............................
.......... 4,700
4.
Dividends ..........................
............................... 400
Cash....................................
....................... 400
Exercise 2-7
a. Assets = Liabilities + Equity
1. + + (Issued Shares)
2. - - (Expense)
3. + + (Revenue)
4. - - (Dividens)
b. 1. Cash …………………………………………… 5,500
Share Capital-Ordinary …………… 5,500
2. Rent Expense ……………………………… 1,100
Cash ………………………………………. 1,100
3. Accounts Receivable …………………… 4,700
Service Revenue ……………………. 4,700
4. Dividens ……………………………………… 400
Cash ………………………………………. 400

Exercise 2-8
1. False. The general ledger contains all the asset, liability, and equity accounts.
2. True.
3. False. The accounts in the general ledger are arranged in financial statement order:
first the assets, then the liabilities, share capital, retained earnings, dividens, revenues,
and expenses.
4. True.
5. False. The general ledger is not a book of original entry; transactions are first
recorded in the general journal, then in the general ledger.

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