Cornerstones of Financial Accounting
Cornerstones of Financial Accounting
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Author: Jay Rich, Jeff Jones
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 2, Problem 52E

Exercise 2-52 Accounting Cycle

Rosenthal Decorating Inc. is a commercial painting and decorating contractor that began operations in January 2019. The following transactions occurred during the year:

  1. On January 15, Rosenthal sold shares Of its common stock to William Hensley for $10,000
  2. On January 24, Rosenthal purchased S720 of painting supplies from Westwood Builders' Supply Company on account.
  3. On February 20, Rosenthal paid S720 cash to Westwood Builders' Supply Company for the

painting supplies purchased on January 24.

  1. On April 25, Rosenthal billed Bultman Condominiums $12,500 for painting and decorating services performed in April.
  2. On May 12, Rosenthal received $12,500 from Bultman Condominiums for the painting and decorating work billed in April.
  3. On June 5, Rosenthal sent Arlington Builders a $9,500 bill for a painting job completed on that day.
  4. On June 24, Rosenthal paid wages for work performed during the preceding week in the amount of $6,700.

Required:

  1. Prepare a journal entry for each of the transactions.
  2. Post the transactions to T-accounts.
  3. Prepare a trial balance at June 30, 2019.
Expert Solution
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To determine

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 1

Journalize each of the transactions.

Answer to Problem 52E

    DateAccounts and ExplanationDebit Credit
    January
    15Cash$10,000
    Common Stock$10,000
    24Supplies 720
    Accounts Payable720
    February
    20Accounts Payable720
    Cash720
    April
    25Accounts Receivable12,500
    Service Revenue12,500
    May
    12Cash12,500
    Accounts Receivable12,500
    June
    5Accounts Receivable9,500
    Service Revenue9,500
    24Wages Expense6,700
    Cash6,700

Explanation of Solution

    DateExplanationIncreaseDecrease
    January
    15Cash$10,000
    Common Stock10,000
    24Supplies 720
    Accounts Payable720
    February
    20Accounts Payable$720
    Cash720
    April
    25Accounts Receivable12,500
    Service Revenue12,500
    May
    12Cash12,500
    Accounts Receivable12,500
    June
    5Accounts Receivable9,500
    Service Revenue9,500
    24Wages Expense6,700
    Cash6,700
Expert Solution
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To determine

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 2

Post the transactions to T-accounts.

Answer to Problem 52E

    AccountsBalance
    Cash$15,080
    Accounts Receivable9,500
    Supplies 720
    Accounts Payable0
    Common Stock10,000
    Service Revenue 22,000
    Wages Expense 6,700

Explanation of Solution

Cash

    Jan. 15 10,000
    May 12 12,500
    720 Feb. 20
    6,700 Jun. 24
    Bal. 15,080

Accounts Receivable

    Apr. 25 12,500
    June 5 9,500
    12,500 May 12
    Bal. 9,500

Supplies

    Jan. 24 720
    Bal. 720

Accounts Payable

    Feb. 20 720720 Jan. 24
    0 Bal.

Common Stock

    10,000 Jan. 15
    10,000 Bal.

Service Revenue

    12,500 Apr. 25
    9,500 Jun. 5
    22,000 Bal.

Wages Expense

    Jun. 24 6,700
    Bal. 6,700
Expert Solution
Check Mark
To determine

Introduction:

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 3

To Prepare:

Prepare a trial balance as June 30, 2019.

Answer to Problem 52E

The trial balance shows a total balance of $32,000.

Explanation of Solution

    Rosenthal Decorating Inc.Trial Balance
    as of June 30, 2019
    AccountsDebit Credit
    Cash15,080
    Accounts Receivable9,500
    Supplies 720
    Accounts Payable0
    Common Stock10,000
    Service Revenue 22,000
    Wages Expense 6,700
    Total 32,00032,000

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