Sara Yu, CPA, was retained by Info Cable to prepare financial statements for April 2014. Yu accumulated
Question:
Sara Yu reviewed the records and found the following errors.
1. Cash received from a customer on account was recorded as $950 instead of $590.
2. A payment of $75 for advertising expense was entered as a debit to Miscellaneous Expense $75 and a credit to Cash $75.
3. The first salary payment this month was for $1,850, which included $700 of salaries payable on March 31. The payment was recorded as a debit to Salaries and Wages Expense $1,850 and a credit to Cash $1,850. (No reversing entries were made on April 1.)
4. The purchase on account of a printer costing $310 was recorded as a debit to Supplies and a credit to Accounts Payable for $310.
5. A cash payment of repair expense on equipment for $125 was recorded as a debit to Equipment $152 and a credit to Cash $152.
Instructions
(a) Prepare an analysis of each error showing
(1) The incorrect entry,
(2) The correct entry,
(3) The correcting entry. Items 4 and 5 occurred on April 30, 2014.
(b) Prepare a correct trialbalance.
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Financial and managerial accounting
ISBN: 978-1118016114
1st edition
Authors: Jerry J. Weygandt, Paul D. Kimmel, Donald E. Kieso