Diana Mark is the president of TempEmp, Inc., a company that provides temporary employees for not-for-profit companies.
Question:
Diana Mark is the president of TempEmp, Inc., a company that provides temporary employees for not-for-profit companies. TempEmp has been operating for five years; its revenues have increased each year. You have been hired to help Diana in analyzing the following transactions for the first two weeks of April 2017:
April 2 Purchased office supplies for $500 on account
April 5 Billed the local United Way office $1,950 for temporary services provided
April 8 Paid $250 for supplies purchased and recorded on account last period
April 8 Placed an advertisement in the local paper for $400 cash
April 9 Purchased new equipment for the office costing $2,300 cash
April 10 Paid employee wages of $1,200, which were incurred in April
April 11 Received $1,000 on account from the local United Way office, billed on April 5
April 12 Purchased land as the site of a future office for $10,000; paid $2,000 down and signed a note payable for the balance
April 13 Issued 2,000 additional shares for $40 per share in anticipation of building a new office
April 14 Billed Family & Children’s Services $2,000 for services rendered this month
April 15 Received the April telephone bill for $245 to be paid next month
Required:
For each of the transactions, prepare journal entries. Be sure to categorize each account as an asset (A), liability (L), shareholders’ equity (SE), revenue (R), or expense (E).
Step by Step Answer:
Fundamentals Of Financial Accounting
ISBN: 9780073527109
3rd Edition
Authors: Fred Phillips, Robert Libby, Patricia A Libby