Chapter 7, Problem 1CP

Comprehensive Problem for Chapter 7

Completing the Accounting Cycle for a Merchandising Entity—Using Special Journals

Amherst Networking Systems adjusts and closes its books and then prepares financial statements monthly Amherst uses the perpetual inventory system and all sales on credit ha terms of n/30. The company completed the following transactions during August

Aug. 1 Issued check no. 682 for August office rent of $1300.
2 Issued check no. 683 to pay the salaries payable of $1300 from July 31.
2 Issued invoice no. 503 for sale on account R.T. Loeb, $700. Amherst’s cost of this merchandise inventory was $210.
3 Purchased merchandise inventory on credit terms of 1/15, n/60 from Goldner, Inc.. $1,400.
4 Received cash on account from friend Company, $2400.
4 Sold merchandise inventory for cash, $370 (cost, $111).
5 Issued check no. 684 to purchase office supplies for cash, $730.
7 Issued invoice no. 504 for sale on account to K.D. Sanders, $2100 (cost,
$630).
8 Issued check no. 685 to pay Filter Company $2,500 of the amount owed at July 31. This payment occurred after the end of the discount period
11 Issued check no. 686 to pay Goldner, Inc. the net amount owed from August 3.
12 Received cash from R.T. Loeb in full settlement of her account receivable from August 2.
16 Issued check no.687 to pay salaries expense of $1,290.
19 Purchased merchandise inventory for cash, $850. issuing check no. 688.
22 Purchased furniture on credit terms of 3/15, n/60 from Bradford Corporation, $510.
23 Sold merchandise inventory on account to Friend Company, issuing invoice no. 505 for $9,000 (cost, $2,700).
24 Received half the July 31 amount receivable from K.D. Sanders.
26 Purchased office supplies on credit terms of 2/10, n/30 from Filter Company, $240.
30 Returned damaged merchandise inventory to the company from whom Amherst made the cash purchase on August 19, receiving cash of $850.
31 Purchased merchandise inventory on credit terms of 1/10, n/30 from Seacrest Supply, $8,000.
31 Issued check no. 689 to Lenny Moore, owner of the business, for personal withdrawal, $600.

Requirements

1. Open these four-column accounts with their account numbers and July 31 balances in the various ledgers.

General Leger

Nbr.	Account Name	Debit	Credit
101	Cash	$5,020
102	Accounts Receivable	22,490
105	Merchandise Inventory	41,300
109	Office Supplies	1,680
117	Prepaid Insurance	2,600
160	Furniture	37,000
161	Accumulated Deprecation—Furniture		$10,000
201	Account Payable		12,700
204	Salaries Payable		1,300
220	Note Payable, Long-term		25,000
301	Lenny Moore, Capital		61,090
302	Lenny Moore, Withdrawals
400	Income Summary
401	Sales Revenue
501	Cost of Goods Sold
510	Salaries Expense
513	Rent Expense
514	Depreciation Expensive—Furniture
516	Insurance Expense
519	Supplies Expense