PARRISH 2-7 (T-ACCOUNTS)Please solve the missing amount for this T-Account and explain how you go about solving the missing amount.  DO NOT SOLVE THIS SIMPLY BY ENTERING NUMBERS IN AN EXCEL SPREADSHEET AND POSTING THE ANSWER.  WRITE OUT AND EXPLAIN IN A MATHEMATICAL EQUATION TYPE FORMAT HOW I WOULD GO ABOUT SOLVING A MISSING AMOUNT FOR A T-ACCOUNT! Accounts Payable Left Side of T-Account6/4 Transaction A $15006/8 Transaction C $2000 Rigth Side of T-Account6/1 Beginning Balance $30006/6 Transaction B UNKNOWN6/29 Transaction D $3400Ending Balance $6700

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PARRISH 2-7 (T-ACCOUNTS)
Please solve the missing amount for this T-Account and explain how you go about solving the missing amount.  DO NOT SOLVE THIS SIMPLY BY ENTERING NUMBERS IN AN EXCEL SPREADSHEET AND POSTING THE ANSWER.  WRITE OUT AND EXPLAIN IN A MATHEMATICAL EQUATION TYPE FORMAT HOW I WOULD GO ABOUT SOLVING A MISSING AMOUNT FOR A T-ACCOUNT!


Accounts Payable


Left Side of T-Account
6/4 Transaction A $1500
6/8 Transaction C $2000


Rigth Side of T-Account
6/1 Beginning Balance $3000
6/6 Transaction B UNKNOWN
6/29 Transaction D $3400
Ending Balance $6700

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A T-account is prepared to record the transactions of business in the related account. The transaction amount is recorded in debit & credit side and in the end, the balance of account is calculated. This balance defines the amount payable by business or the amount to be received by business.

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The missing figure of T account for account payable is calculated as follows:

Missing amount of right side of account payable:

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