Granger Service Company, Inc., was organized by Ted Granger and five other investors. The following activities occurred

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Granger Service Company, Inc., was organized by Ted Granger and five other investors. The following activities occurred during the year:

a. Received $70,000 cash from the investors; each was issued 8,400 shares of capital stock with a par value of $0.10 per share.

b. Purchased equipment for use in the business at a cost of $18,000; one-fourth was paid in cash and the company signed a note for the balance (due in six months).

c. Signed an agreement with a cleaning service to pay $120 per week for cleaning the corporate offices next year.

d. Received an additional contribution from investors who provided $3,000 in cash and land valued at $15,000 in exchange for 1,000 shares of stock in the company.

e. Lent $2,500 to one of the investors who signed a note due in six months.

f. Ted Granger borrowed $7,000 for personal use from a local bank, signing a one-year note.


Required:

1. Create T-accounts for the following accounts: Cash, Notes Receivable, Equipment, Land, Notes Payable, Common Stock, and Additional Paid-in Capital. Beginning balances are $0. For each of the preceding transactions, record the effects of the transaction in the appropriate T-accounts. Include good referencing and totals for each T-account.

2. Using the balances in the T-accounts, fill in the following amounts for the accounting equation:

Assets $________ = Liabilities $________ + Stockholders’ Equity $________

3. Explain your response to events (c) and (f).


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Financial Accounting

ISBN: 978-0078025556

8th edition

Authors: Robert Libby, Patricia Libby, Daniel Short

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