Question: Resolving Errors and Correcting a Trial Balance Assume we examine the accounts of Century Inc. and identify the following four errors. Equipment purchased for $15,000

Resolving Errors and Correcting a Trial Balance

Assume we examine the accounts of Century Inc. and identify the following four errors.

  1. Equipment purchased for $15,000 at year-end was debited to Expenses.
  2. Sales on credit of $1,658 were debited to Accounts Receivable for $1,784 and credited to Revenues for $1,658.
  3. A $12,000 cash collection on accounts receivable was debited to Cash and credited to Revenues.
  4. The inventory amount is understated by $4,000 because the entry to record the purchase of inventory was incorrectly recorded in cost of goods sold (cost of goods sold is included in Expenses).

The unadjusted trial balance of Century Inc. is provided below. Prepare a corrected unadjusted trial balance.

Note: Do not use negative sign in your answers.

Unadjusted Trial Balance Corrected Unadjusted Trial Balance
Accounts Debit Credit Debit Credit
Cash $ 71,126 $

Accounts receivable 62,000

Allowance for doubtful accounts (4,000)

Inventory 36,000

Equipment 363,000

Accumulated depreciation 24,000

Accounts payable 36,000

Notes payable 50,000

Common stock 360,000

Retained earnings 28,000

Revenues 150,000

Expenses 120,000

Net earnings

$648,126

$648,000

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