Elite Realty Unadjusted Trial Balance March 31, 2018 Debit Balances Credit Balances Account No. Cash 11 26,300 Accounts Receivable. 12 61,500 Prepaid Insurance. Office Supplies. Land 13 3,000 14 1,800 16 Accounts Payable 21 14,000 Unearned Rent.. 22 Notes Payable. 23 Common Stock. 31 10,000 Retained Earnings. Dividends 32 36,000 33 2,000 Fees Earned. 41 240,000 Salary and Commission Expense.. Rent Expense Advertising Expense. Automobile Expense Miscellaneous Expense 51 148,200 52 30,000 53 17,800 54 5,500 59 3,900 300,000 300,000
Elite Realty acts as an agent in buying, selling, renting, and managing real estate. The unadjusted
The following business transactions were completed by Elite Realty during April 2018:
Apr. 1. Paid rent on office for month, $6,500.
2. Purchased office supplies on account, $2,300.
5. Paid insurance premiums, $6,000.
10. Received cash from clients on account, $52,300.
15. Purchased land for a future building site for $200,000, paying $30,000 in cash and giving a note payable
for the remainder.
17. Paid creditors on account, $6,450.
20. Returned a portion of the office supplies purchased on April 2, receiving full credit for their cost, $325.
23. Paid advertising expense, $4,300.
Enter the following transactions on Page 19 of the two-column journal:
27. Discovered an error in computing a commission; received cash from the salesperson for the
overpayment, $2,500.
28. Paid automobile expense (including rental charges for an automobile), $1,500.
29. Paid miscellaneous expenses, $1,400.
30. Recorded revenue earned and billed to clients during the month, $57,000.
30. Paid salaries and commissions for the month, $11,900.
30. Paid dividends, $4,000.
30. Rented land purchased on April 15 to local merchants association for use as a parking lot in May and
June, during a street rebuilding program; received advance payment of $10,000.
Instructions
1. Record the April 1, 2018, balance of each account in the appropriate balance column of a
four-column account, write Balance in the item section, and place a check mark () in the
Posting Reference column.
2. Journalize the transactions for April in a two-column journal beginning on Page 18. Journal
entry explanations may be omitted.
3. Post to the ledger, extending the account balance to the appropriate balance column after
each posting.
4. Prepare an unadjusted trial balance of the ledger as of April 30, 2018.
5. Assume that the April 30 transaction for salaries and commissions should have been $19,100.
(A) Why did the unadjusted trial balance in (4) balance? (B) Journalize the correcting entry.
(C) Is this error a transposition or slide?
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