Financial Accounting: The Impact on Decision Makers
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ISBN: 9781305654174
Author: Gary A. Porter, Curtis L. Norton
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 3, Problem 3.2P
Transaction Analysis and Financial Statements
Just Rolling Along Inc. was organized on May 1 by two college students who recognized an opportunity to make money while spending their days at a beach along Lake Michigan. The two entrepreneurs plan to rent bicycles and in-line skates to weekend visitors to the lakefront. The following transactions occurred during the first month of operations:
May 1: Received contribution of $9,000 from each of the two principal owners of the new business in exchange for shares of stock.
May 1: Purchased ten bicycles for $300 each on an open account. The company has 30 days to pay for the bicycles.
May 5: Registered as a vendor with the city and paid the $15 monthly fee.
May 9: Purchased 20 pairs of in-line skates at $125 per pair, 20 helmets at $50 each, and 20 sets of protective gear (knee and elbow pads and wrist guards) at $45 per set for cash.
May 10: Purchased $100 in miscellaneous supplies on account. The company has 30 days to pay for the supplies.
May 15: Paid $125 bill from local radio station for advertising for the last two weeks of May.
May 17: Customers rented in-line skates and bicycles for cash of $1,800.
May 24: Billed the local park district $1,200 for in-line skating lessons provided to neighborhood children. The park district is to pay one-half of the bill within five working days and the rest within 30 days.
May 29: Received 50% of the amount billed to the park district.
May 30: Customers rented in-line skates and bicycles for cash of $3,000.
May 30: Paid wages of $160 to a friend who helped over the weekend.
May 31: Paid the balance due on the bicycles.
Required
- Prepare a table to summarize the preceding transactions as they affect the
accounting equation. Use the format in Exhibit 3-1. Identify each transaction with the date. - Prepare an income statement for the month of May.
- Prepare a classified balance sheet at May 31.
- Why do you think the two college students decided to incorporate their business rather than operate it as a partnership?
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Financial Accounting: The Impact on Decision Makers
Ch. 3 - Read each definition below and write the number of...Ch. 3 - Types of Events For each of the following events,...Ch. 3 - Prob. 3.2ECh. 3 - The Effect of Transactions on the Accounting...Ch. 3 - Types of Transactions There are three elements to...Ch. 3 - Balance Sheet Accounts and Their Use Choose from...Ch. 3 - Normal Account Balances Each account has a normal...Ch. 3 - Prob. 3.7ECh. 3 - Prob. 3.8ECh. 3 - Trial Balance The following list of accounts was...
Ch. 3 - Journal Entries Recorded Directly in T Accounts...Ch. 3 - Prob. 3.11MCECh. 3 - Determining an Ending Account Balance Jessies...Ch. 3 - Reconstructing a Beginning Account Balance During...Ch. 3 - Journal Entries Prepare the journal entry to...Ch. 3 - Journal Entries Following is a list of...Ch. 3 - Journal Entries for Vail Resorts Refer to the...Ch. 3 - Prob. 3.17MCECh. 3 - Prob. 3.1PCh. 3 - Transaction Analysis and Financial Statements Just...Ch. 3 - Transaction Analysis and Financial Statements...Ch. 3 - Transactions Reconstructed from Financial...Ch. 3 - Prob. 3.5MCPCh. 3 - Prob. 3.6MCPCh. 3 - Transaction Analysis and Journal Entries Recorded...Ch. 3 - Prob. 3.8MCPCh. 3 - Journal Entries Atkins Advertising Agency began...Ch. 3 - Prob. 3.10MCPCh. 3 - The Detection of Errors in a Trial Balance and...Ch. 3 - Journal Entries, Trial Balance, and Financial...Ch. 3 - Journal Entries, Trial Balance, and Financial...Ch. 3 - Prob. 3.1APCh. 3 - Prob. 3.2APCh. 3 - Prob. 3.3APCh. 3 - Transactions Reconstructed from Financial...Ch. 3 - Prob. 3.5AMCPCh. 3 - Accounts Used to Record Transactions A list of...Ch. 3 - Prob. 3.7AMCPCh. 3 - Trial Balance and Financial Statements Refer to...Ch. 3 - Journal Entries Castle Consulting Agency began...Ch. 3 - Prob. 3.10AMCPCh. 3 - Entries Prepared from a Trial Balance and Proof of...Ch. 3 - Journal Entries Overnight Delivery Inc. is...Ch. 3 - Journal Entries and a Balance Sheet Krittersbegone...Ch. 3 - Prob. 3.1DCCh. 3 - Prob. 3.2DCCh. 3 - Prob. 3.3DCCh. 3 - Prob. 3.4DCCh. 3 - Prob. 3.5DCCh. 3 - Prob. 3.6DCCh. 3 - Prob. 3.7DC
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