Gibson Companys adjusted balances at December 31, 2015 (listed alphabetically) were: Gibson prepared, but did not yet

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Gibson Company’s adjusted balances at December 31, 2015 (listed alphabetically) were:

Accounts Payable 86,830 Accounts Receivable 225,400 Accumulated Depreciation Equipment 18,100 Cash 178,000

Gibson prepared, but did not yet post, additional adjusting journal entries (AJEs) for $3,000 of depreciation and $26,200 of income taxes.

Required:
1. Post the two AJEs, determine the new adjusted balances, and prepare an adjusted trial balance listing the accounts in proper order at December 31, 2015. Solve for the “?” in Retained Earnings.
2. Does the Retained Earnings balance determined in requirement 1 represent the balance at December 31, 2015, or December 31, 2014? Explain.

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Fundamentals of Financial Accounting

ISBN: 978-0078025914

5th edition

Authors: Fred Phillips, Robert Libby, Patricia Libby

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