The post-closing trial balance for Lee Co. follows. Lee Co. reports under ASPE. The subsidiary ledgers contain
Question:
The post-closing trial balance for Lee Co. follows. Lee Co. reports under ASPE.
The subsidiary ledgers contain the following information:
1. Accounts Receivable?W. Karasch, $3,250; L. Cellars, $7,400; G. Parrish, $4,750
2. Accounts Payable?Summers Corp., $10,500; Cobalt Sports, $15,500; Buttercup Distributors, $17,400 Lee uses a perpetual inventory system. The transactions for May 2021 are as follows:
May 3 Sold merchandise on account to B. Simone, $2,400. The cost of the goods sold was $1,050.
5 Purchased merchandise from WN Shaw, $2,600, on account.
7 Received a cheque from G. Parrish, $2,800, in partial payment of account.
11 Paid freight on merchandise purchased, $318.
12 Paid rent of $1,500 for May.
13 Received payment in full from B. Simone.
14 Issued a credit memo to acknowledge $750 of merchandise returned by W. Karasch. The merchandise (original cost, $325) was restored to inventory.
May 15 Sent Buttercup Distributors a cheque in full payment of account.
17 Purchased merchandise from Lancio Co., $2,100, on account.
18 Paid salaries of $4,700.
20 Gave Cobalt Sports a two-month, 10% note for $15,500 in full payment of account payable.
20 Returned merchandise costing $510 to Lancio for credit.
23 Total cash sales amounted to $9,500. The cost of goods sold was $4,450.
27 Sent WN Shaw a cheque for $1,000, in partial payment of account.
29 Received payment on a note of $40,000 from Cole Company.
30 Purchased equipment on account from Summers Corp., $4,000.
31 C. Lee withdrew $1,000 cash for personal use.
Instructions
a. Open general and subsidiary ledger accounts and record April 30, 2021, balances.
b. Record the May transactions in a sales journal, a purchases journal, a cash receipts journal, a cash payments journal, and a general journal, as illustrated in this appendix.
c. Post the appropriate amounts to the subsidiary and general ledger accounts.
d. Prepare a trial balance at May 31, 2021.
e. Determine whether the subsidiary ledgers agree with the control accounts in the general ledger.
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Accounting Principles Volume 1
ISBN: 978-1119502425
8th Canadian Edition
Authors: Jerry J. Weygandt, Donald E. Kieso, Paul D. Kimmel, Barbara Trenholm, Valerie Warren, Lori Novak