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I need help working through an unadjusted T-Account and trial balance for this case. I already did the journal entries but need help with these
I need help working through an "unadjusted" T-Account and trial balance for this case. I already did the journal entries but need help with these two.
On August 18th, 2019, she borrowed $28,000 from her cousin, Emily to start the business. Three days later she opened the company's bank account, depositing the loan and $30,500 of her own money.Later that week she signed a one year lease for a third floor office. The office lease was considered a good deal, placing her in a technology business park. The lease cost was $3,200 per month, requiring a standard one month's rent payment in August for September's rent, plus a $3,500 security deposit.She also purchased computer equipment, software, and office furniture needed for her business.She ordered business stationery, cards, and various other office supplies, costing $1,550 that were delivered on August 28th. On August 30th, she signed a one year umbrella business insurance policy for $2,100 that covered a state required liability insurance, plus renters insurance for everything in her leased office.
Teal Digital Consulting opened for business on September 1, 2019. During a hangout chat, her cousin Emily helped her list out the new company's resources and obligations before she began to seek her first contracts. On the first day the business opened, Megan had spent all but $16,450 of the company's cash. Below is Megan's list of her company's assets and liabilities as of September 1st, 2019... the first day of business.
Assets, Liabilities, and Owner's Equity
Cash in bank $16,450, Loan $28,000
Office supplies 1,550, Megan's equity $30,500
Computers $17,000, Software $6,200, Furniture and fixtures $8,500
Prepaid rent $3,200, Prepaid insurance $2,100, Lease Deposit $3,500
Megan was a little worried that the cash had gone so quickly, but she also had confidence in herself and her willingness to work hard.
In the first few days, Megan lined up two UX research projects, one for the game Diablo-League, and the other for the next generation Sphere game system. She worked half of each day on managing the two projects, and the other half managing the business and looking for new clients. During the first part of October she had hired three prior UM-D classmates to handle the current projects, as well as an office secretary/receptionist. She also worked on referrals to obtain additional clients to for a steady work stream for her new employees. Megan was not a quantitative person, and just felt far too busy to work on the financial side of the business. When clients paid Teal Digital Consulting, the money went into the bank account. Her four employees were paid weekly, and she paid rent and other bills when they were received. In the ninth week of operations, Megan and her cousin were on their weekly hangout chat and she asked her how things were going. Megan really could not answer many of Emily's questions. It was time to find out how well Teal Digital Consulting was doing for its first two months of operations.
Megan found the following information she had accumulated during the two months of operations:
- Clients had paid $49,500 for completed work, and Diablo-League still owed a total of $10,500 for work that had been completed and delivered to them in late October. There were no projects underway, as the office closed for Halloween on October 31st.
- Additional office supplies had been purchased for cash for $1,500, and office supplies that had cost $1,300 were still on hand.
- Rent of $3,200 was paid at the end of October and September ($6,400 in total). Utility bills (electric, water, cell phones, internet, etc) of $1,975, a repair of equipment of $3,800, and $36,000 in salaries where paid to the company's four employees (plus $6,000 paid to Megan).
- Additional office equipment for $7,000 and a one year software lease for $1,300 was purchased on October 30. Half of that amount was paid for, and the remainder due one month later.
As Megan thought about the first two month's operations, she was perplexed by the fact that cash in the bank had decreased even though she was sure the business was operating profitably.
She also wondered how to account for the following:
- She had agreed to pay her cousin 3% interest on her loan, but no interest had been paid yet.
- The computers and software were working out well, but Megan knew that they had a technological life of no more than three years from the time that she had purchased them. Furniture had a 5 year useful life, while equipment and other assets had a 4 year useful life. She was uncertain about how to handle the software lease.
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