The trial balance for Marek Services, Inc., at the end of July appears below. It does not

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The trial balance for Marek Services, Inc., at the end of July appears below. It does not balance because of a number of errors. Marek’s accountant compared the amounts in the trial balance with the ledger, recomputed the account balances, and compared the postings. He found the following errors: 

a. The balance of Cash was understated by $800. 

b. A cash payment of $420 was credited to Cash for $240. 

c. A debit of $120 to Accounts Receivable was not posted. 

d. Supplies purchased for $60 were posted as a credit to Supplies.

e. A debit of $180 to Prepaid Insurance was not posted. 

Marek Services, Inc. Trial Balance July 31, 2010 $ 3,440 Cash Accounts Receivable 5,660 Supplies Prepaid Insurance Equip


f. The Accounts Payable account had debits of $5,320 and credits of $9,180. 

g. The Notes Payable account, with a credit balance of $2,400, was not included on the trial balance. 

h. The debit balance of Dividends was listed in the trial balance as a credit. 

i. A $200 debit to Dividends was posted as a credit. 

j. The actual balance of Utilities Expense, $260, was listed as $26 in the trial balance.


Prepare a corrected trial balance.

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Financial and Managerial Accounting

ISBN: 978-1439037805

9th edition

Authors: Belverd E. Needles, Marian Powers, Susan V. Crosson

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