The trial balance of Safety Cleaners and Dyers at February 28, 1979, is shown below. The books
Question:
The trial balance of Safety Cleaners and Dyers at February 28, 1979, is shown below. The books have not been closed since December 31, 1978.
A summary of the transactions for the month of March 1979 is as follows:
(1) Sales: For cash, \(\$ 24,000\); on account, \(\$ 15,800\).
(2) Collections on account, \(\$ 20,000\).
(3) Purchases of outside work (cleaning done by wholesale cleaners), \(\$ 1,800\), on account.
(4) Purchases of supplies, on account, \(\$ 3,800\).
(5) Payments on account, \(\$ 5,000\).
(6) March rent paid, \(\$ 1,000\).
(7) Supplies used (for the quarter), \(\$ 6,340\).
(8) Depreciation (for the quarter), \(\$ 3,420\)
(9) March salaries and wages of \(\$ 21,120\) are paid.
(10) Bills received but not recorded or paid by the end of the month: advertising, \(\$ 400\); power, gas, and water, \(\$ 580\).
(11) Insurance expired (for the quarter), \(\$ 600\).
a Open T-accounts and enter the trial balance amounts.
b Record the transactions for the month of March in the T-accounts, opening additional T-accounts as needed. Cross-number the entries.
c Enter closing entries in the T-accounts using an Income Summary account.
d Prepare an adjusted, preclosing trial balance at March 31, 1979, an income statement for the 3 months ending March 31, 1979, and a balance sheet as of March 31, 1979.
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Financial Accounting An Introduction To Concepts Methods And Uses
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Authors: Sidney Davidson, Roman L. Weil, Clyde P. Stickney