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Problem 2-62B Comprehensive Problem
Mulberry Services sells electronic data processing services to firms too Email to own their own computing equipment. Mulberry had the following amounts and amount balances as of January 1, 2019:
During 2019, the following transactions occurred (the events described below are aggregations of many individual events):
- During 2019, Mulberry sold $690,000 of computing services, all on credit.
- Mulberry collected $570,000 from the credit sales in Transaction a and an additional $129,000 from the
accounts receivable outstanding at the beginning of the year. - Mulberry paid the interest payable of $8,000.
- A Wages of $379,000 were paid in cash.
- Repairs and maintenance of $9,000 were incurred and paid.
- The prepaid rent at the beginning of the year was used in 2019. In addition, $28,000 of computer rental costs were incurred and paid. There is no prepaid rent or rent payable at year-end.
- Mulberry purchased computer paper for $13,000 cash in late December. None of the paper was used by year-end.
- Advertising expense of $26,000 was incurred and paid.
- Income tax of $10,300 was incurred and paid in 2019.
- Interest of $5,000 was paid on the long-term loan.
(Continued)
Required:
- Establish a T-account for the accounts listed above and enter the beginning balances. Use a chart of accounts to order the T-accounts.
- Analyze each transaction; Journalize as appropriate. (Note: Ignore the date because these events are aggregations of individual events.)
Post your journal entries to the T-accounts. Add additional T-accounts when needed.- Use the ending balances in the T-accounts to prepare a
trial balance .
T-Accounts:
T-accounts as its name derived from shape of the account, is representation of business transaction in their respective account. It helps in organizing and analyzing the transaction according to their similar nature of account.
Requirement 1
Prepare:
Prepare ledger accounts and enter the beginning balances.
Answer to Problem 62APSA
Cash
Bal. $16,300 | |
Accounts Receivable
Bal. $384,000 | |
Accounts Payable
Bal. $11,900 | |
Interest Payable
Bal. $11,200 | |
Rent Payable
Bal. $10,000 | |
Insurance Payable
Bal. $1,000 | |
Notes Payable
Bal. $100,000 | |
Common Stock
Bal. $165,000 | |
Retained Earnings
Bal. $101,200 | |
Explanation of Solution
Nature | Accounts Name | Normal Balance | Debit | Credit |
Asset | Cash | Debit | Increase | Decrease |
Accounts Receivable | Debit | Increase | Decrease | |
Liabilities | Accounts Payable | Credit | Decrease | Increase |
Interest Payable | Credit | Decrease | Increase | |
Rent Payable | Credit | Decrease | Increase | |
Insurance Payable | Credit | Decrease | Increase | |
Notes Payable | Credit | Decrease | Increase | |
Equity | Common Stock | Credit | Decrease | Increase |
Retained Earnings | Credit | Decrease | Increase |
Journal Entries:
Journal entries are medium of recording business transactions. A business enterprise must record all the business transaction to evaluate net income or loss and analyze the financial performance of a company during a specified accounting period.
Requirement 2
To Prepare:
Prepare journal entries for the transaction during 2019.
Answer to Problem 62APSA
Events | Accounts and Explanation | Debit | Credit |
a. | Accounts Receivable | $994,000 | |
Service Revenue | $994,000 | ||
b. | Cash | 384,000 | |
Accounts Receivable | 384,000 | ||
c. | Cash | 983,000 | |
Accounts Receivable | 983,000 | ||
d. | Rent Payable | 10,000 | |
Rent Expense | 48,000 | ||
Cash | 58,000 | ||
e. | Insurance Payable | 1,000 | |
Insurance Expense | 4,000 | ||
Cash | 5,000 | ||
f. | Utilities Expense | 56,000 | |
Cash | 56,000 | ||
g. | Salaries Expense | 702,000 | |
Cash | 702,000 | ||
h. | Interest Payable | 11,200 | |
Interest Expense | 11,000 | ||
Cash | 22,200 | ||
i. | Income Tax Expense | 19,700 | |
Cash | 19,700 |
Explanation of Solution
Accounting Equation | |||||
Asset = Liabilities +Stockholders’ Equity | |||||
a. | Increase (Accounts Receivable) | Increase (Service revenue) | |||
b. | Increase (Cash) | ||||
Decrease (Accounts Receivable) | |||||
c. | Increase (Cash) | ||||
Decrease (Accounts Receivable) | |||||
d. | Decrease (Cash) | Decrease (Rent Payable) | Decrease (Rent Expense) | ||
e. | Decrease (Cash) | Decrease (Insurance Payable) | Decrease (Insurance Expense) | ||
f. | Decrease (Cash) | Decrease (Utilities Expense) | |||
g. | Decrease (Cash) | Decrease (Salaries Expense) | |||
h. | Decrease (Cash) | Decrease (Interest Payable) | Decrease (Interest Expense) | ||
i. | Decrease (Cash) | Decrease (Income Tax Expense) |
Introduction:
T-accounts as its name derived from shape of the account, is representation of business transaction in their respective account. It helps in organizing and analyzing the transaction according to their similar nature of account.
Requirement 3
Prepare:
Posting the journal entries to T-accounts.
Answer to Problem 62APSA
Accounts | Balance |
Cash | $520,400 |
Accounts Receivable | 11,000 |
Accounts Payable | 11,900 |
Interest Payable | 0 |
Rent Payable | 0 |
Insurance Payable | 0 |
Notes Payable | 100,000 |
Common Stock | 165,000 |
Retained Earnings | 101,200 |
Service Revenue | 994,000 |
Rent Expense | 48,000 |
Insurance Expense | 4,000 |
Utilities Expense | 56,000 |
Salaries Expense | 702,000 |
Interest Expense | 11,000 |
Income Tax Expense | 19,700 |
Explanation of Solution
Cash
Bal. $16,300 (b) 384,000 (c) 983,000 | (d) $58,000 (e) 5,000 (f) 56,000 (g) 702,000 (h) 22,200 (i) 19,700 |
Bal. 520,400 |
Accounts Receivable
Bal. $384,000 (a) 994,000 | (b) $384,000 (c) 983,000 |
Bal. 11,000 |
Accounts Payable
Bal. $11,900 | |
Bal. 11,900 |
Interest Payable
(h) 11,200 | Bal. $11,200 |
Bal. 0 |
Rent Payable
(d) 10,000 | Bal. $10,000 |
Bal. 0 |
Insurance Payable
(e)1,000 | Bal. $1,000 |
Bal. 0 |
Notes Payable
Bal. $100,000 | |
Bal. 100,000 |
Common Stock
Bal. $165,000 | |
Bal. 165,000 |
Retained Earnings
Bal. $101,200 | |
Bal. 101,200 |
Service Revenue
Bal. $0 (a) 994,000 | |
Bal. 994,000 |
Rent Expense
Bal. $0 (d) 48,000 | |
Bal. 48,000 |
Insurance Expense
Bal. $0 (e)4,000 | |
Bal. 4,000 |
Utilities Expense
Bal. $0 (f) 56,000 | |
Bal. 56,000 |
Salaries Expense
Bal. $0 (g) 702,000 | |
Bal. 702,000 |
Interest Expense
Bal. $0 (h)11,000 | |
Bal. 11,000 |
Income Taxes Expense
Bal. $0 (i) 19,700 | |
Bal. 19,700 |
Trial Balance:
A financial statement which integrates all the balance of ledger accounts is termed as a trial balance. The total balance of debit and credit in trial balance should be equal at end of an accounting period.
Requirement 4
Prepare:
Prepare the trial balance as of December 31, 2019.
Answer to Problem 62APSA
The total balance of the trial balance for the year ending December 31, 2019 is $1,372,100.
Explanation of Solution
Western Sound StudiosTrial Balance December 31, 2019 | |||
Accounts | Debit | Credit | |
Cash | $520,400 | ||
Accounts Receivable | 11,000 | ||
Accounts Payable | $11,900 | ||
Notes Payable | 100,000 | ||
Common Stock | 165,000 | ||
Retained Earnings | 101,200 | ||
Service Revenue | 994,000 | ||
Rent Expense | 48,000 | ||
Insurance Expense | 4,000 | ||
Utilities Expense | 56,000 | ||
Salaries Expense | 702,000 | ||
Interest Expense | 11,000 | ||
Income Tax Expense | 19,700 | ||
Total | $1,372,100 | $1,372,100 |
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