Schellhammer Companys chart of accounts includes the following selected accounts. 101 Cash 120 Inventory 130 Prepaid Insurance

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Schellhammer Company’s chart of accounts includes the following selected accounts.
101 Cash
120 Inventory
130 Prepaid Insurance
157 Equipment
201 Accounts Payable
306
Owner’s Drawings

On November 1, the accounts payable ledger of Schellhammer Company showed the following balances: S. Gentry $4,000, D. Montero $2,100, R. Trumbo $800 and W. Olivo $1,800. The November transactions involving the payment of cash were as follows.
Nov. 1 Purchased merchandise, check no. 11, $950.
3 Purchased store equipment, check no. 12, $1,400.
5 Paid W. Olivo balance due of $1,800, less 1% discount, check no. 13, $1,782.
11 Purchased merchandise, check no. 14, $1,700.
15 Paid R. Trumbo balance due of $800, less 3% discount, check no. 15, $776.
16 M. Richey, the owner, withdrew $400 cash for own use, check no. 16.
19 Paid D. Montero in full for invoice no. 1245, $2,100 less 2% discount, check no. 17, $2,058.
25 Paid premium due on one-year insurance policy, check no. 18, $2,400.
30 Paid S. Gentry in full for invoice no. 832, $2,700, check no. 19.

Instructions
(a) Journalize the transactions above in a four-column cash payments journal with columns for Other Accounts Dr., Accounts Payable Dr., Inventory Cr., and Cash Cr. Foot and cross-foot the journal.
(b) Insert the beginning balances in the Accounts Payable control and subsidiary accounts, and post the November transactions to these accounts.
(c) Prove the agreement of the control account and the subsidiary account balances.

Accounts Payable
Accounts payable (AP) are bills to be paid as part of the normal course of business.This is a standard accounting term, one of the most common liabilities, which normally appears in the balance sheet listing of liabilities. Businesses receive...
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Accounting Principles

ISBN: 9781118566671

11th Edition

Authors: Jerry Weygandt, Paul Kimmel, Donald Kieso

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