Question: Hello, I ned help with the following accounting exercise. Question 1: Alpha Company's December 31, 2016 trial balance is as follows: Alpha Corporation Trial Balance
Hello, I ned help with the following accounting exercise.
Question 1:
Alpha Company's December 31, 2016 trial balance is as follows:
| Alpha Corporation |
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| Trial Balance |
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| December 31, 2016 |
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| Account | Debit | Credit |
| Cash | $43,500 |
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| Accounts Receivable | 53,500 |
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| Allowance for Doubtful Accounts | 1,500 |
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| Notes Receivable | 30,000 |
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| Merchandise Inventory | 55,000 |
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| Land | 20,000 |
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| Building | 150,000 |
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| Accumulated Depreciation, Building |
| $15,000 |
| Equipment | 50,000 |
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| Accumulated Depreciation, Equipment |
| 21,000 |
| Goodwill | 26,000 |
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| Accounts Payable |
| 25,000 |
| Long Term Notes Payable |
| 75,000 |
| Common Stock, $10 par, 2,000 shares authorized & outstanding |
| 20,000 |
| Retained Earnings |
| 147,000 |
| Sales Revenue |
| 700,000 |
| Salaries Expense | 150,000 |
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| Utilities Expense | 3,500 |
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| Cost of Goods Sold | 350,000 |
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| Administrative Expenses | 55,000 |
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| Sales Expenses | 15,000 | _______ |
| Totals | $1,003,000 | $1,003,000 |
Alpha is a small company and records adjusting entries & closing entries only at fiscal (calendar) year end. Correcting and adjusting entries have not been recorded.
Additional Information:
Notes Receivable is a 3-months, 6% note accepted on November 1, 2016.
Long Term Notes Payable is a 5-year, 5% note, that was signed on July 1, 2016. Interest is payable annually.
Building is depreciated at 3% per year. There is no salvage value.
Equipment is depreciated at 15% year. There is no salvage value.
Alpha discovered, on December 30th, that the inexperienced bookkeeper recorded in the general journal and general ledger that day's $1,500 cash sales as a debit to Accounts Receivable and a credit to Sales Revenue.
The year-end physical count for Merchandise Inventory reflected a value of $51,500. Any difference in value will not be considered theft or loss.
Salaries for the last half of December, payable in January, amount to $5,500.
Alpha estimates that of the Accounts Receivable 5% will not be collectable.
Required:
Prepare in journal form, any required correcting entries
Prepare in journal form, all end-of-the period adjusting entries
Prepare a December adjusted trial balance
Prepare a classified balance sheet for the year ended December 31, 2016
Prepare in journal form, the closing entries for the year ended December 31, 2016
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