On April 1 Laura Seall established Seall Travel Agency, Inc. These transactions were completed during the month:

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On April 1 Laura Seall established Seall Travel Agency, Inc. These transactions were completed during the month:

1. Laura invested \(\$ 20,000\) cash in the company in exchange for common stock.

2. Paid \(\$ 400\) cash for April office rent.

3. Purchased office equipment for \(\$ 2,500\) cash.

4. Incurred \(\$ 300\) of advertising costs in the Chicago Tribune, on account.

5. Paid \(\$ 600\) cash for office supplies.

6. Earned \(\$ 9,000\) for services rendered: Cash of \(\$ 1,000\) is received from customers, and the balance of \(\$ 8,000\) is billed to customers on account.

7. Paid \(\$ 200\) cash dividends.

8. Paid Chicago Tribune amount due in transaction (4).

9. Paid employees' salaries, \(\$ 1,200\).

10. Received \(\$ 8,000\) in cash from customers who have previously been billed in transaction (6).

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(a) Prepare a tabular analysis of the transactions using these column headings: Cash, Accounts Receivable, Supplies, Office Equipment, Accounts Payable, Common Stock, and Retained Earnings.

(b) From an analysis of the column Retained Earnings, compute the net income or net loss for April.

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