Your friend, Amin Akmali, has asked your advice about the effects that certain business transactions will have on his business. His business, Car Finders, finds the best deals on automobiles for clients. Time is short, so you cannot journalize transactions. Instead, you must analyze the transactions and post them directly to T-accounts. Akmali will continue in the business only if he can expect to earn monthly net income of $8,000. The business had the following transactions during March 2014:
a. Akmali deposited $50,000 cash in a business bank account.
b. The business borrowed $8,000 cash from the bank, which is recorded as a note payable due within one year.
c. Purchased for cash a vehicle to drive clients to appointments, $27,000.
d. Paid $1,600 cash for supplies.
e. Paid cash for advertising in the local newspaper, $1,200.
f. Paid the following cash expenses for one month: commission, $12,400; office rent, $800; utilities, $600; gas, $1,000; interest, $200.
g. Earned revenue on account, $20,600.
h. Earned $7,500 revenue and received cash.
i. Collected cash from customers on account, $2,400.
Required
1. Open the following T-accounts: Cash; Accounts Receivable; Supplies; Vehicle; Notes Payable; Amin Akmali, Capital; Advising Revenue; Advertising Expense; Interest Expense; Rent Expense; Commission Expense; Gas Expense; Utilities Expense.
2. Record the transactions directly in the T-accounts without using a journal. Identify each transaction by its letter.
3. Prepare a trial balance at March 31, 2014. List expenses alphabetically.
4. Compute the amount of net income or net loss for this first month of operations. Would you recommend Akmali continue in business?