Follow the steps below to complete Problem 2-3A using Cengage General Ledger.

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1. All account setups and opening balances required to begin this problem are loaded when you select the problem from the CengageNOW assignment menu.
2. Set the System Date in the lower part of your screen to 11/01/18 (note that you may need to scroll down to see the System Date box).
3. Key all of the journal entries for November, from the text problem shown in the frame to the left, in the General Journal. Follow these steps for each entry:
   • Click on the General Ledger tab, and then select General Journal from the Tasks menu on the left menu bar.
   • Enter each journal entry by clicking on the Add New Entry button or pressing Ctrl-Y.
   • Enter the date for each transaction.
   • Leave the Refer. column blank.
   • For each debit or credit entry, click on the Insert Debit/Credit button or press Tab until a debit/credit line appears.
   • In the Account column, enter the account number or select the account to be debited from the Chart of Accounts list (click on the Chart of Accounts button that is activated when the Account field is selected).
   • Tab to the Debit column and enter the amount to be debited.
   • Click on the Insert Debit/Credit buttom or Tab until a new line appears to enter the account to be credited.
   • Tab to the Credit column and enter the amount to be credited.
   • The Proof box at the botton of the screen tells you whether your total debits equal total credits.
   • After each journal entry is keyed, click on the Post button to post the entry to the General Ledger.
4. Display the journal entries. Click on the Reports tab, and then select General Journal from the Journal Reports menu on the left menu bar. If you have been asked to print the report, click on the Print button.
5. Make corrections to the journal entries, if necessary. In the General Journal window from step #3, click on the entry you wish to correct, then enter the correction(s) to the journal entry, and click on the Post button to confirm your changes.
6. Display the Trial Balance report. Click on the Reports tab, and then select Trial Balance from the Ledger Reports menu on the left menu bar. To print the report, click on the Print button.
7. Display the Income Statement and use the information in this report to manually complete Instructions 4 and 5 of the text problem. Click on the Reportstab, and then select Income Statement from the Financial Statements menu on the left menu bar. To print the report, click on the Print button.
8. When you are comfortable that you have completed all steps of the problem correctly, click on the Check My Work near the bottom of your screen if it is available, or click on the Submit Assignment for Grading button in the lower right of your screen. The program will then display the results of the grading, indicating accounts in error with a red X. Note that grading in Cengage Learning General Ledger is based on getting each General Ledger account to its correct ending balance rather than grading journal transactions individually. This means that the order of transactions in the general journal is not graded, so you may add transactions and also delete or correct transactions without penalty if you run into difficulty with the assignment.