ACC 1104 Lecture 3: Instructions for Recording Journal Entries
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Transactions related to revenue and cash receipts completed byAspen Architects Co. during the period June 2â30, 2016, are asfollows:
June 2. | Issued Invoice No. 793 to Nickle Co., $7,330. | |
June 5. | Received cash from Mendez Co. for the balance owed on itsaccount. | |
June 6. | Issued Invoice No. 794 to Preston Co., $2,640. | |
June 13. | Issued Invoice No. 795 to Shilo Co., $3,930. | |
Post revenue and collections to the accounts receivablesubsidiary ledger. | ||
June 15. | Received cash from Preston Co. for the balance owed on June1. | |
June 16. | Issued Invoice No. 796 to Preston Co., $8,210. | |
June 19. | Received cash from Nickle Co. for the balance due on invoice ofJune 2. | |
June 20. | Received cash from Preston Co. for invoice of June 6. | |
June 22. | Issued Invoice No. 797 to Mendez Co., $10,820. | |
June 25. | Received $2,990 note receivable in partial settlement of thebalance due on | |
June 30. | Recorded cash fees earned, $18,460. |
Required:
1. Insert the following balances in the generalledger as of June 1:
11 | Cash | $16,240 |
12 | Accounts Receivable | 19,780 |
14 | Notes Receivable | 8,610 |
41 | Fees Earned | - |
After completing the recording of the transactions in thejournals in part 3, total each of the columns of the specialjournals, and post the individual entries and totals to the generalledger. Insert account balances after the last posting. Whenposting to the general ledger, post in chronological order.However, if there is more than one entry on the same date, be sureto post transactions from the revenue journal before postingtransactions from the cash receipts journal.
If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank.
GENERAL LEDGER | ||||||
Date | Item | Post. | Debit | Credit | Balance Dr. | Balance Cr. |
Account: Cash # 11 | ||||||
2016 | ||||||
June 1 | Balance | â | ||||
Account: Accounts Receivable # 12 | ||||||
2016 | ||||||
June 1 | Balance | â | ||||
Account: Notes Receivable # 14 | ||||||
2016 | ||||||
June 1 | Balance | â | ||||
Account: Fees Earned # 41 | ||||||
2016 | ||||||
2. Insert the following balances in theaccounts receivable subsidiary ledger as of June 1:
Mendez Co. | $11,370 |
Nickle Co. | - |
Preston Co. | 8,410 |
Shilo Co. | - |
After completing the recording of the transactions in thejournals in part 3, post to the accounts receivable subsidiaryledger in chronological order, and insert the balances at thepoints indicated in the narrative of transactions. Determine thebalance in the customer's account before recording a cash receipt.If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank.
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE SUBSIDIARY LEDGER | |||||
Date | Item | Post. Ref. | Debit | Credit | Balance |
Account: Mendez Co. | |||||
2016 | |||||
June 1 | Balance | â | |||
Account: Nickle Co. | |||||
2016 | |||||
Account: Preston Co. | |||||
2016 | |||||
June 1 | Balance | â | |||
Account: Shilo Co. | |||||
2016 | |||||
3. Prepare a single-column revenue journal (p.40) and a cash receipts journal (p. 36). Use the following columnheadings for the cash receipts journal: Fees Earned Cr., AccountsReceivable Cr., and Cash Dr. The Fees Earned column is used torecord cash fees.
4. Using the two special journals and thetwo-column general journal (p. 1), journalize the transactions inchronological order for June. Post to the accounts receivablesubsidiary ledger (in part 2), and insert the balances at thepoints indicated in the narrative of transactions. Determine thebalance in the customer's account before recording a cashreceipt.
5. Total each of the columns of the specialjournals, and post the individual entries and totals to the generalledger (in part 1). Insert account balances after the lastposting.
If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank.
REVENUE JOURNAL | PAGE 40 | |||
Date | Invoice No. | Account Debited | Post. Ref. | Accounts Rec. Dr. |
2016 | ||||
â | ||||
â | ||||
â | ||||
â | ||||
â | ||||
CASH RECEIPTS JOURNAL | PAGE 36 | ||||
Date | Account Credited | Post. Ref. | Fees Earned Cr. | Accts. Rec. Cr. | Cash Dr. |
2016 | |||||
â | |||||
â | |||||
â | |||||
â | |||||
â | |||||
JOURNAL | PAGE 1 | |||
Date | Description | Post Ref. | Debit | Credit |
2016 | ||||
6. What is the sum of the customerbalances?
$
Does the sum of the customer balances agree with the accountsreceivable controlling account in the general ledger?
7. Would an automated system omit postings to acontrolling account as performed in step 5 for AccountsReceivable?
Following are three separate transactions that pertain to prepaid items. Evaluate each item and prepare the journal entries that would be needed for the initial recording and subsequent end-of-20X3 adjusting entry. Assume the company uses the balance sheet approach, and the initial recording is to an asset account. The company has a calendar year-end and does not make any adjusting entries prior to December 31.
(1) | The company purchased an 18-month insurance policy for $18,000 on June 1, 20X3. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(2) | The company started 20X3 with $20,000 in supplies (this was previously recorded, and you do not need to make an entry for the beginning balance), purchased $30,000 in supplies during the year, and found only $13,000 in supplies on hand at the end of 20X3. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(3) | The company paid $2,500 to rent a truck. The rental period began on December 16, 20X3, and ends on February 14, 20X4.
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