Question: Journal Entries and Trial Balance On January 1, 2019, Sharon Matthews established Tri-City Realty, which completed the following transactions during the month: Sharon Matthews transferred

Journal Entries and Trial Balance

On January 1, 2019, Sharon Matthews established Tri-City Realty, which completed the following transactions during the month:

  1. Sharon Matthews transferred cash from a personal bank account to an account to be used for the business, $26,000.
  2. Paid rent on office and equipment for the month, $4,690.
  3. Purchased supplies on account, $1,390.
  4. Paid creditor on account, $510.
  5. Earned fees, receiving cash, $21,320.
  6. Paid automobile expenses (including rental charge) for month, $1,300, and miscellaneous expenses, $870.
  7. Paid office salaries, $2,730.
  8. Determined that the cost of supplies used was $770.
  9. Withdrew cash for personal use, $1,260.

Required:

1.   Journalize entries for transactions (a) through (i) (in chronological order), using the following account titles: Cash; Supplies; Accounts Payable; Sharon Matthews, Capital; Sharon Matthews, Drawing; Fees Earned; Rent Expense; Office Salaries Expense; Automobile Expense; Supplies Expense; Miscellaneous Expense. For a compound transaction, if an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank.

a.  

 
b.  

 
c.  

 
d.  

 
e.  

 
f.  

 

 
g.  

 
h.  

 
i.  

 

2.   Prepare T accounts, using the account titles in (1). Post the journal entries to these T accounts, selecting the appropriate letter to the left of each amount to identify the transactions. Determine the account balances (when required), after all posting is complete, for all accounts having two or more debits or credits.

Cash
   
   
     
     
     
Bal.    


Supplies
   
Bal.    


Accounts Payable
   
    Bal.


Sharon Matthews, Capital
     


Sharon Matthews, Drawing
     


Fees Earned
     


Rent Expense
     


Office Salaries Expense
     


Automobile Expense
     


Supplies Expense
     


Miscellaneous Expense
     

3.   Prepare an unadjusted trial balance as of January 31, 2019. For those boxes in which no entry is required, leave the box blank.

Tri-City Realty
Unadjusted Trial Balance
January 31, 2019

Debit
Balances
Credit
Balances
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

4.   As a result of the January transactions (a-i), determine the following:

a.   Amount of total revenue recorded in the ledger.
$

b.   Amount of total expenses recorded in the ledger.
$

c.   Amount of net income for January.
$

5.   Determine the total increase or decrease in owner's equity for January.
$      

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