Financial Accounting
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Chapter 2, Problem 2.13E
Recording Journal Entries
Nathanson Corporation was organized on May 1. The following events occurred during the first month.
- a. Received $70,000 cash from the five investors who organized Nathanson Corporation. Each investor received 100 shares of $10 par value common stock.
- b. Ordered store fixtures costing $15,000.
- c. Borrowed $18,000 cash and signed a note due in two years.
- d. Purchased $11,000 of equipment, paying $1,500 in cash and signing a six-month note for the balance.
- e. Lent $2,000 to an employee who signed a note to repay the loan in three months.
- f. Received and paid for the store fixtures ordered in (b).
Required:
Prepare journal entries for transactions (a) through (f). (Remember that debits go on top and credits go on the bottom, indented.) Be sure to use good referencing and categorize each account as an asset (A), liability (L), or
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