Your friend Dean McChesney requested that you advise him on the effects that certain transactions will have
Question:
Your friend Dean McChesney requested that you advise him on the effects that certain transactions will have on his business, A-Plus Travel Planners. Time is short, so you cannot journalize the transactions. Instead, you must analyze the transactions without a journal. McChesney will continue the business only if he can expect to earn a monthly net income of \($6,000.\) The business completed the following transactions during June:
a. McChesney deposited \($10,000\) cash in a business bank account to start the company. The company gave capital to McChesney.
b. Paid \($300\) cash for supplies.
c. Incurred advertising expense on account, \($700\).
d. Paid the following cash expenses: administrative assistant’s salary, \($1,400;\) office rent, \($1,000\).
e. Earned service revenue on account, \($8,800\).
f. Collected cash from customers on account, \($1,200\).
Requirements
1. Open the following T-accounts: Cash; Accounts Receivable; Supplies; Accounts Payable; McChesney, Capital; Service Revenue; Salaries Expense; Rent Expense; and Advertising Expense.
2. Post the transactions directly to the accounts without using a journal. Record each transaction by letter. Calculate account balances.
3. Prepare an unadjusted trial balance at June 30, 2025.
4. Compute the amount of net income or net loss for this first month of operations. Would you recommend that McChesney continue in business?
Step by Step Answer:
Horngrens Accounting The Financial Chapters
ISBN: 9780137884858
14th Edition
Authors: Brenda Mattison, Tracie Miller-Nobles