At the end of the first three months of operation, the trial balance of Metropolitan Answering Service
Question:
At the end of the first three months of operation, the trial balance of Metropolitan Answering Service appears as shown below.
Oscar Rienzo, the owner of Metropolitan, has hired an accountant to prepare financial statements to determine how well the company is doing after three months.
Upon examining the accounting records, the accountant finds the following items of interest:
a. An inventory of office supplies reveals supplies on hand of $133.
b. The Prepaid Rent account includes the rent for the first three months plus a deposit for April's rent.
c. Depreciation on the equipment for the first three months is $208.
d. The balance of the Unearned Answering Service Revenue account represents
a 12-month service contract paid in advance on February 1.
e. On March 31, accrued wages total $80.
Metropolitan Answering Service
Trial Balance
March 31, 20x8
Cash ................................................ $ 3,482
Accounts Receivable ............................. 4,236
Office Supplies ................................... 903
Prepaid Rent ...................................... 800
Equipment ........................................ 4,700
Accounts Payable ....................................................... $ 2,673
Unearned Answering Service Revenue .............................. 888
O. Rienzo, Capital ...................................................... 5,933
O. Rienzo, Withdrawals ........................... 2,130
Answering Service Revenue ....................... 9,002
Wages Expense ...................................... 1,900
Office Cleaning Expense........................... 345
......................................................... $18,496 ............ $18,496
Required
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Principles of Accounting
ISBN: 978-0618736614
10th edition
Authors: Belverd Needles, Marian Powers, Susan Crosson