Prepare journal entries for each of the transactions

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American Laser, Inc., reported the following account balances on January 1.

 

  Debit Credit
Accounts Receivable $ 5,000        
Accumulated Depreciation       $ 30,000  
Additional Paid-in Capital         90,000  
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts         2,000  
Bonds Payable         0  
Buildings   247,000        
Cash   10,000        
Common Stock, 10,000 shares of $1 par         10,000  
Notes Payable (long-term)         10,000  
Retained Earnings         120,000  
Treasury Stock   0        
TOTALS $ 262,000   $ 262,000  
 

 

The company entered into the following transactions during the year.

 

Jan.   15   Issued 5,000 shares of $1 par common stock for $50,000 cash.
Jan.   31   Collected $3,000 from customers on account.
Feb.   15   Reacquired 3,000 shares of $1 par common stock into treasury for $33,000 cash.
Mar.   15   Reissued 2,000 shares of treasury stock for $24,000 cash.
Aug.   15   Reissued 600 shares of treasury stock for $4,600 cash.
Sept.   15   Declared (but did not yet pay) a $1 cash dividend on each outstanding share of common stock.
Oct.   1   Issued 100, 10-year, $1,000 bonds, at a quoted bond price of 101.
Oct.   3   Wrote off a $2,000 balance due from a customer who went bankrupt.
Dec.   29   Recorded $230,000 of service revenue, all of which was collected in cash.
Dec.   30   Paid $200,000 cash for this year’s wages through December 31. Ignore payroll taxes and payroll deductions.
Dec.   31   Calculated $10,000 of depreciation for the year to be recorded. (Ignore accrual adjustments for interest and income taxes.)

Prepare journal entries for each of the transactions

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