Kean Dry Cleaners is owned and operated by Wally Lowman. A building and equipment are currently being rented, pending expansion to new facilities. The actual work of dry cleaning is done by another company at wholesale rates. The assets, liabilities, and capital stock of the business on March 1, 2012 are as follows. Cash, $15,000: Accounts Receivable, %31,000; Supplies $3,000; Land, $36,000; Accounts Payable, $13,000; Capital Stock, $25,000. Business transactions, during March are summarized as follows.

a. Wally Lowman invested additional cash in the business with a deposit of $128,000 in exchange for capital stock.

b. Paid $14,000 for the purchase of land as a future building site.

c. Received cash from cash customers for dry cleaning revenue $17,000.

d. Paid rent for the month, $5,000.

e. Purchased supplies on account, $2,500.

f. Paid creditors on account, $12,800.

g. Charged customers for dry cleaning revenue on account, $34,000.

h. Received monthly invoice for dry cleaning expense for March (to be paid on April 10), $13,500.

i. Paid the following wages expense, $7,500, truck expense %2,500, utilities expense, $1,300; miscellaneous expense, $2,700.

j. Received cash from customers on account, $28,000.

k. Determined that the cost of supplies on hand was $1,900; therefore, the cost of supplies used during the month was $3,600.

l. Paid dividends, $8,000.

Instructions

1. Determine the amount of retained earnings as of March 1 of the current year.

2. State the assets, liabilities, and stockholders’ equity as of March 1 in equation form similar to that shown in this chapter. In tabular form below the equation, indicate increases and decreases resulting from each transaction and the new balances after each transaction.

3. Prepare an income statement for March, a retained earnings statement for March, and a balance sheet as of March 31.

4. (Optional), Prepare a statement of cash flows for March.