OCTOBER 2019:

Getting ready for the upcoming holiday season is traditionally a busy time for greeting card companies, and it was no exception for Kate. The following transactions occurred during the month of October:

1. Hired an assistant at an hourly rate of $10 per hour to help with some of the computer layouts and administrative chores.
2. Supplements her business by teaching a class to aspiring card designers. She charges and receives a total of $450.
3. Delivers greeting cards to several new customers. She bills them a total of $3,500.
4. Pays a utility bill in the amount of $250 that she determines is the business portion of her utility bill.
5. Receives an advance deposit of $500 for a new set of cards she is designing for a new customer.
6. Pays her assistant $200 for the work done this month.
7. Determines that the assistant has worked 10 additional hours this month that have not yet been paid.
8. Ordered and receives additional supplies in the amount of $1,000. These were paid for during the month.
9. Counts her remaining inventory of supplies at the end of the month and determines the balance to be $300. Dont forget to consider the supplies inventory balance at September 30, from Chapter 2. (Hint: This expense will be a debit to Cost of Goods Sold.)
10. Records the adjusting entries for depreciation and insurance expense for the month.
11. Pays herself a salary of $1,000.
12. Paid monthly rent of $1,200 in cash.
13. Receives her next utility bill during December and determines $85 applies to Octobers operations.
14. Deciding she needs a little more cash, Kate pays herself a $100 dividend.

October Requirements:

1. Journalize the above transactions and adjusting entries.
2. Post the October transactions and adjusting entries. (Use the general ledger accounts prepared in September and add any new accounts that you may need.)
3. Prepare a trial balance as of October 31, 2019.
4. Prepare an income statement and a statement of stockholders equity for the two-month period ending October 31, 2019, and a balance sheet as of October 31, 2019.
5. Prepare the closing entries as of October 31, 2019.
6. Prepare a post-closing trial balance
7. 

Kate's Cards Trial Balance September 30, 2019 Account Debit Credit Cash 4,900 100 1,100 4,800 100 0 Accounts receivable Supplies inventory Prepaid insurance Equipment Accum. Depr. - Equipment Accounts payable Common stock Sales revenue Cost of goods sold Consulting expense Insurance expense Depreciation expense Wages expense Rent expense Retained earnings 10,000 5,000 1,750 50 100 100 1,000 1,200 Totals $15,100 $15,100 Kate's Cards Trial Balance September 30, 2019 Account Debit Credit Cash 4,900 100 1,100 4,800 100 0 Accounts receivable Supplies inventory Prepaid insurance Equipment Accum. Depr. - Equipment Accounts payable Common stock Sales revenue Cost of goods sold Consulting expense Insurance expense Depreciation expense Wages expense Rent expense Retained earnings 10,000 5,000 1,750 50 100 100 1,000 1,200 Totals $15,100 $15,100