Lucy Lars operates Lucy Riding Academy, Inc. The academy's primary sources of revenue are riding fees and lesson fees, which are provided on a cash basis. Lucy also boards horses for owners, who are billed monthly for boarding fees. In a few cases, boarders pay in advance of expected use. For its revenue transactions, the academy maintains these accounts: Cash, Boarding Accounts Receivable, Unearned Revenue, Riding Revenue, Lesson Revenue, and Boarding Revenue.

The academy owns ten horses, a stable, a riding corral, riding equipment, and office equipment. These assets are accounted for in accounts Horses, Building, Riding Corral, Riding Equipment, and Office Equipment.

The academy employs stable helpers and an office employee, who receive weekly salaries. At the end of each month, the mail usually brings bills for advertising, utilities, and veterinary service. Other expenses include feed for the horses and insurance. For its expenses, the academy maintains the following accounts: Hay and Feed Supplies, Prepaid Insurance, Accounts Payable, Salaries Expense, Advertising Expense, Utilities Expense, Veterinary Expense, Hay and Feed Expense, and Insurance Expense.

Lucy Lars's sole source of personal income is dividends from the academy. Thus, the corporation declares and pays periodic dividends. To record stockholders' equity in the business and dividends, two accounts are maintained: Common Stock and Dividends.

During the first month of operations an inexperienced bookkeeper was employed. Lucy Lars asks you to review the following eight entries of the 50 entries made during the month. In each case, the explanation for the entry is correct.

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(a) For each journal entry that is correct, so state. For each journal entry that is incorrect, prepare the entry that should have been made by the bookkeeper.

(b) Which of the incorrect entries would prevent the trial balance from balancing?

(c) What was the correct net income for May, assuming the bookkeeper reported net income of \(\$ 4,500\) after posting all 50 entries?

(d) What was the correct cash balance at May 31, assuming the bookkeeper reported a balance of \(\$ 12,475\) after posting all 50 entries?

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May 1 Cash 15,000 Common Stock 15,000 (Invested $15,000 cash in business) 5 Cash 250 Riding Revenue 250 (Received $250 cash for lesson fees) 7 Cash 500 Boarding Revenue 500 (Received $500 for boarding of horses beginning June 1) 9 Hay and Feed Expense Cash 1,700 1,700 (Purchased estimated 2 months' supply of feed and hay for $1,700 on account) 14 Riding Equipment 80 Cash 800 (Purchased desk and other office equipment for $800 cash) 15 Salaries Expense 400 Cash 400 (Issued check to Lucy Lars for personal use) 20 20 Cash 145 Riding Revenue 154 (Received $154 cash for riding fees) 31 Veterinary Expense 75 Accounts Payable 75 (Received bill of $75 from veterinarian for services rendered)