Valley Realty Unadjusted Trial Balance July 31, 20Y8 Account No. Debit Credit Balances Balances Cash 11 52,500 100,100 12,600 Accounts Receivable. 12 Prepaid Insurance Office Supplies.. 13 14 2,800 Land. 16 Accounts Payable Unearned Rent.. 21 21,000 22 Notes Payable.. 23 Common Stock. 31 17,500 Retained Earnings. 32 70,000 Dividends 33 44,800 Fees Earned... Salary and Commission Expense. Rent Expense . Advertising Expense.. Automobile Expense 41 591,500 51 385,000 52 49,000 53 32,200 15,750 54 Miscellaneous Expense 59 5,250 700,000 700,000
Valley Realty acts as an agent in buying, selling, renting, and managing real estate. The unadjusted
The following business transactions were completed by Valley Really during August 20Y8: Aug. 1. Purchased office supplies on account, $3,1 SO.
2. Paid rent on office for month, $7,200.
3. Received cash from clients on account, $83,900.
5. Paid insurance premiums, $ 12,000.
9. Returned a portion of the office supplies purchased on August 1, receiving full credit for their cost, $400.
17. Paid advertising expense, $8,000.
23. Paid creditors on account, $ 13,750.
Enter the following transactions on Page 19 of the two-column journal:
29. Paid miscellaneous expenses, $ 1,700.
30. Paid automobile expense (including rental charges for an automobile), $2,500.
31. Discovered an error in computing a commission during July; received cash from the salesperson for the overpayment, $2,000.
31. Paid salaries and commissions for the month, $53,000.
31. Recorded revenue earned and billed to clients during the month, $183,500.
31. Purchased land for a future building site for $75,000, paying $7,500 in cash and giving a note payable for the remainder.
31. Paid dividends, $1,000.
31. Rented land purchased on August 31 to a local university for use as a parking lot during football season (September, October, and November); received advance payment of $5,000.
Instructions
1. Record the August 1 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 August in a two-column journal beginning on Page 18.
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 August 31, 20Y8.
5- Assume that the August 31 transaction for dividends should have been $10,000. (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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