Preparation of transactions spreadsheet and balance sheet. Patterson Corporation begins operations on January I. Year 13. See the assumptions given at the end of the list. The firm engages in the following transactions during January:

(1) Issues 15.000 shares of $10 par value common stock for $210,000 in cash.

(2) Issues 28,000 shares of common stock in exchange for land, building, and equipment.

The land appears at $80,000, the building at $220,000. and the equipment at $92,000 on the balance sheet.
(3) Issues 2.000 shares of common stock to another firm to acquire a patent.
(4) Acquires merchandise inventories with a list price of S75.(X)0 on account from suppliers.
(5) Acquires equipment with a list price of $6,000. It deducts a S600 discount and pays the net amount in cash. The firm treats cash discounts as a reduction in the acquisition cost o\ equipment.
(6) Pays freight charges of S350 for deliver) of the equipment in (5).
(7) Discovers that merchandise inventories with a list price of S800 are defective and returns them to the supplier for full credit. The merchandise inventories had been purchased on account — see (4) — and no payment had been made as of the time that the goods were returned.
(8) Signs a contract for the rental of a fleet of automobiles beginning February 1. Pays the $ 1.4(H) rental for February in advance.
(9) Pays invoices for merchandise inventories purchased in (4) with an original list price of S60.(XK). after deducting a discount of 3 percent for prompt payment. The firm treats cash discounts as a reduction in the acquisition cost of merchandise inventories.
(10) Obtains fire and liability insurance coverage from Southwest Insurance Company.
The two-year policy, beginning February 1. carries a S2.400 premium that has not yet been paid.
(11) Signs a contract with a customer for $20,000 of merchandise that Patterson plans to deliver in the future. The customer advances S4.500 toward the contract price.
( 12) Acquires a warehouse costing $60,000 on January 31. The firm makes a down payment of $7. (XX) and assumes a 20-year. 6-percent mortgage for the balance. Interest is payable on January 3 1 each year.
(13) Discovers that merchandise inventories with an original list price of $1,500 are defective and returns them to the supplier. This inventory was paid for in (9). The returned merchandise inventories are the only items purchased from this particular supplier during January. A cash refund has not yet been received from the supplier.
(14) On January 31. the firm purchases 6.000 shares of $10 par value common stock of the General Cereal Corporation for $95,000. This purchase is a short-term use of excess cash. The shares of General Cereal Corporation trade on the New York Stock Exchange.
The follow ing assumptions will help you resolve certain accounting uncertainties:
• transactions (2) and (3) occur on the same day as transaction (1): and • the invoices paid in (9) are the only purchases for which suppliers made discounts available to the purchaser.

a. Prepare a transactions spreadsheet and enter the 14 transactions. You may wish to use the transactions spreadsheet available with this book.

b. Prepare a balance sheet as of January 31. Year 13.
Note: Problem 3.34 extends this problem to income transactions for February.