Comprehensive cycle problem: Perpetual system - Homework

LO 4-2, 4-3, 4-4

At the beginning of 2020, Earlybird Enterprises had the following balances in its accounts:

During 2020, Earlybird Enterprises experienced the following events:

1. Purchased inventory costing $11,200 on account from Ivey Company under terms 2/10, n/30. The merchandise was delivered FOB shipping point. Freight costs of $800 were paid in cash.
2. Returned $600 of the inventory that it had purchased because the inventory was damaged in transit. The seller agreed to pay the return freight cost.
3. Paid the amount due on its account payable to Ivey Company within the cash discount period.
4. Sold inventory that had cost $8,000 for $13,500. The sale was on account under terms 2/10, n/45.
5. Received merchandise returned from a customer. The merchandise had originally cost $1,200 and had been sold to the customer for $2,100 cash. The customer was paid $2,100 cash for the returned merchandise.
6. Delivered goods in Event 4 FOB destination. Freight costs of $800 were paid in cash.
7. Paid shareholders a cash dividend of $3,000.
8. Collected the amount due on accounts receivable within the discount period.
9. Sold the land for $3,500.

Adjusting Entries:

10. Recognized $500 of accrued interest revenue.
11. Took a physical count indicating that $6,500 of inventory was on hand at the end of the accounting period.

REQUIRED:

1. Open a general ledger (under the accounting equation) and establish the beginning balances provided.
2. Recognize transactions 1-9 (journalize and post).
3. Total the accounts and prepare a Trial Balance on a 10-Column Worksheet.
4. Make the adjusting entries (journalize and post)
5. Complete the Worksheet.
6. Prepare a multi-step Income Statement, Statement of shareholder equity, classified Balance Sheet. You do not need to prepare a Statement of Cashflows.
7. Make closing entries (journalize and post).
8. Create a Post-Closing Trial Balance.

Check Figures: Cash $16,442, Inventory $6,500, Gross Margin $2,442, RE $11,442