Financial Accounting: The Impact on Decision Makers
10th Edition
ISBN: 9781305654174
Author: Gary A. Porter, Curtis L. Norton
Publisher: Cengage Learning
expand_more
expand_more
format_list_bulleted
Concept explainers
Videos
Textbook Question
Chapter 3, Problem 3.9AMCP
Castle Consulting Agency began business in February. The transactions entered into by Castle during its first month of operations are as follows:
- Acquired articles of incorporation from the state and issued 10,000 shares of capital stock in exchange for $150,000 in cash.
- Paid monthly rent of $400.
- Signed a five-year promissory note for $100,000 at the bank.
- Purchased software to be used on future jobs. The software costs $950 and is expected to be used on five to eight jobs over the next two years.
- Billed customers $12,500 for work performed during the month.
- Paid office personnel $3,000 for the month of February.
- Received a utility bill of $100. The total amount is due in 30 days.
Required
Prepare in journal form, the entry to record each transaction.
Expert Solution & Answer
Want to see the full answer?
Check out a sample textbook solution
Students have asked these similar questions
Transactions for the first 3-month period of calendar year 2021 for Sta Cruz Branch of XYZ Company.
Home Office put up a branch with initial investment of cash 400,000; and equipment 180,000, and furniture & fixtures, 100,000, both to be booked in the branch.
Home office purchased equipment for use by the branch and to be carried in the Home Office books. Acquisition cost is 80,000.
Branch purchased 160,000 worth of merchandise for 50% cash and balance on account. Delivery charge of 3,000 paid by the branch.
Home Office ordered office table and chairs worth 20,000 to be carried in branch books. The branch paid cash for the items upon delivery directly to the branch. Delivery charge of 800 was also paid by the branch.
Branch purchased computers and printers worth 110,000 for use of the branch and to be booked in the Home Office.
Home Office transferred merchandise worth 320,000. Home Office paid for the freight of 5,000 to be taken up in branch books.
Branch total sales to date on…
Sagar
For the month of July, Blackfly Ltd. experienced/recorded the following transactions
• received a $6000 cash payment for work performed & billed the previous
•
month.
replanted an area of northern Alberta forest for which it sent out an invoice
totaling $35000
At the beginning of the month, the company had $2000 of trees in inventory
ready for planting.
During the month the company purchased $7000 tress for planting
• at the end of the month it was left with trees still suitable for planting that
originally cost $2500.
monthly expenses were: $1500 for office rent; $3500 in misc. expenses;
• Amortization on the truck and office equipment was calculated to be $1500
• The income tax rate is 10%.
Total expenses for the month of July were
$24500
$13000
Chapter 3 Solutions
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
Knowledge Booster
Learn more about
Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, accounting and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.Similar questions
- Journal Entries Following is a list of transactions entered into during the first month of operations of Gardener Corporation, a new landscape service. Prepare in journal form the entry to record each transaction. April 1: Articles of incorporation are filed with the state, and 100,000 shares of common stock are issued for $100,000 in cash. April 4: A six-month promissory note is signed at the bank. Interest at 9% per annum will be repaid in six months along with the principal amount of the loan of $50,000. April 8: Land and a storage shed are acquired for a lump sum of $80,000. On the basis of an appraisal, 25% of the value is assigned to the land and the remainder to the building. April 10: Mowing equipment is purchased from a supplier at a total cost of $25,000. A down payment of $10,000 is made, with the remainder due by the end of the month. April 18: Customers are billed for services provided during the first half of the month. The total amount billed of $5,500 is due within ten days. April 27: The remaining balance due on the mowing equipment is paid to the supplier. April 28: The total amount of $5,500 due from customers is received. April 30: Customers are billed for services provided during the second half of the month. The total amount billed is $9,850. April 30: Salaries and wages of $4,650 for the month of April are paid.arrow_forwardReview the following transactions and prepare any necessary journal entries for Woodworking Magazine. Woodworking Magazine provides one issue per month to subscribers for a service fee of $240 per year. Assume January 1 is the first day of operations for this company, and no new customers join during the year. A. On January 1, Woodworking Magazine receives advance cash payment from forty customers for magazine subscription services. Handyman had yet to provide subscription services as of January 1. B. On April 30, Woodworking recognizes subscription revenues earned. C. On October 31, Woodworking recognizes subscription revenues earned. D. On December 31, Woodworking recognizes subscription revenues earned.arrow_forwardOn January 1, Sweet Pleasures, Inc., begins business. The company has 14,000 cash on hand and is attempting to project cash receipts and disbursements through April 30. On May 1, a note payable of 10,000 will be due. This amount was borrowed on January 1 to carry the company through its first four months of operation. The unit purchase cost of the companys single product, a box of Sweet Pleasures chocolates, is 12. The unit sales price is 28. Projected purchases and sales in units for the first four months are: Sales terms call for a 5% discount if paid within the same month that the sale occurred. It is expected that 50% of the billings will be collected within the discount period, 25% by the end of the month after purchase, 19% in the following month, and 6% will be uncollectible. Approximately 60% of the purchases are paid for in the month purchased. The rest are due and payable in the next month. Total fixed marketing and administrative expenses for each month include cash expenses of 5,000 and depreciation on equipment of 2,000. Variable marketing and administrative expenses total 6 per unit sold. All marketing and administrative expenses are paid as incurred. REQUIREMENT You have been asked to prepare a cash budget for the next four months to see if the loan can be repaid. Review the worksheet CASHBUD that follows these requirements. The problem data have already been entered in the Data Section of the worksheet.arrow_forward
- Please help me to solve this problemarrow_forwardThe accounting cycle for Project Paris Limited is from July 1 to June 30. On January 1 2021 Project Paris Limited rented out its old warehouse to Lost and Lost Limited by signing a 12-month agreement worth $2,000,000. The rentee paid the rentor for 12-months agreement in cash. At the start of October 2020, the company signed an agreement to purchase a new factory for $30,000,000. The company paid 80% in cash and the remainder by taking out a 10-year loan. Annual interest expense on the loan is $500,000. Interest will be paid in cash on July 31 each year of the loan period. Annual depreciation on the new factory is $600,000. At the end of the accounting cycle the CFO of Project Paris Limited estimated that the new factory would have increased electricity and water usage from last year by 30%. Utility expenses (that comprised electricity and water) totaled $1,500,000 for the last full year. Required: At the end of the accounting cycle (June 30, 2021) Project Paris Limited would have made…arrow_forwardThe following transactions occurred during June, the first month of operations for Accurate Manufacturing: • Issued 60,000 shares of capital stock to the owners of the corporation in exchange for $600,000 cash. • Purchased a piece of land for $250,000, making an $80,000 cash down payment and signing a note payable for the balance. • Made a $100,000 cash payment on the note payable from the purchase of land. • Purchased equipment on credit from National Supply for $40,000. Refer to the above data: What are total liabilities of Accurate Manufacturing at the end of June O $200,000 O $110,000 O $70,000 O $240,000arrow_forward
- For the month of July, Blackfly Ltd. experienced/recorded the following transactions: received a $6000 cash payment for work performed & billed the previous month. replanted an area of northern Alberta forest for which it sent out an invoice totaling $35000. . At the beginning of the month, the company had $2000 of trees in inventory ready for planting. During the month the company purchased $7000 tress for planting ⚫ at the end of the month it was left with trees still suitable for planting that originally cost $2500. monthly expenses were: $1500 for office rent; $3500 in misc. expenses; Amortization on the truck and office equipment was calculated to be $1500 The income tax rate is 10%. Net Income for the month of July was $12305 $5850 $17900 none of the listed answers are correct $5959 $19800arrow_forwardcreate a journal entry for Jul 01 Purchased equipment, paying $6,060 cash and signing a 2-year note payable for $19,240. The equipment has a 8-year useful life. The note has a 9% interest rate, with interest payable on the first day of each following month.arrow_forwardIn June 2021, Wanda Fonda organized a corporation to provide drone photography services. Thecompany, called Drone Queen Inc., began operations immediately. Transactions during the month ofJune were as follows:June 1 The corporation issued 60,000 shares of capital stock to Wanda Fonda in exchange for$60,000 cash.June 2 Purchased a plane from Utility Aircraft for $220,000. Made a $40,000 cash downpayment and issued a note payable for the remaining balance.June 4 Paid Piarco Airport $2,500 to rent office and hangar space for the month.June 15 Billed customers $8,320 for aerial photographs taken during the first half of June.June 15 Paid $5,880 in salaries earned by employees during the first half of June.June 18 Paid Henry's Hangar $1,890 for maintenance and repair services on the companyplane.June 25 Collected $4,910 of the amounts billed to customers on June 15.June 30 Billed customers $16,450 for aerial photographs taken during the second half of themonth.June 30 Paid $6,000 in…arrow_forward
- #Accountingarrow_forwardA company restores and resells notebook computers. It originally acquires the notebook computers from corporations upgrading their computer systems, and it backs each notebook it sells with a 90-day warranty against defects. Based on previous experience, the company expects warranty costs to be approximately 5% of sales. Sales for the month of December are $530,000. Actual warranty expenditures in January of the following year were $19,500.arrow_forwardIt's a week before Frogbox's October 31, 2023, year-end. You are the personnel director and are reviewing some financial information regarding the March 1, 2021, purchase of office furniture for the Western Region offices totalling $700,000 ($300,000 was paid in cash and the balance was financed over four years at 4% annual interest with annual principal payments of $100,000). The useful life of the furniture was estimated to be five years with a projected resale value at that time of $20,000. Insurance was purchased on the furniture at a cost of $8,000 annually, payable each March 1. You leave the office for the day wondering what needs to be considered regarding these items in preparation for year-end. Required 1. Identify the relevant facts. 2. Describe what principles need to be considered. 3. Outline the goal of financial reporting. 4. Recommend an appropriate accounting policy and describe the impact to the year-end financial statements. 4 MODE 6 PLAN Please donot provide…arrow_forward
arrow_back_ios
SEE MORE QUESTIONS
arrow_forward_ios
Recommended textbooks for you
Financial Accounting: The Impact on Decision Make...AccountingISBN:9781305654174Author:Gary A. Porter, Curtis L. NortonPublisher:Cengage Learning
Excel Applications for Accounting PrinciplesAccountingISBN:9781111581565Author:Gaylord N. SmithPublisher:Cengage Learning
Principles of Accounting Volume 1AccountingISBN:9781947172685Author:OpenStaxPublisher:OpenStax College
Financial Accounting: The Impact on Decision Make...
Accounting
ISBN:9781305654174
Author:Gary A. Porter, Curtis L. Norton
Publisher:Cengage Learning
Excel Applications for Accounting Principles
Accounting
ISBN:9781111581565
Author:Gaylord N. Smith
Publisher:Cengage Learning
Principles of Accounting Volume 1
Accounting
ISBN:9781947172685
Author:OpenStax
Publisher:OpenStax College
The accounting cycle; Author: Alanis Business academy;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTspj8CtzPk;License: Standard YouTube License, CC-BY