On November 1, 2018, Kris Lehman established an interior decorating business, Modern Designs. During the month, Kris completed the following transactions related to the business:

Nov.	1	Kris transferred cash from a personal bank account to an account to be used for the business in exchange for common stock, $36,000.
	1	Paid rent for period of November 1 to end of month, $4,000.
	6	Purchased office equipment on account, $16,000.
	8	Purchased a truck for $43,000 paying $4,300 cash and giving a note payable for the remainder.
	10	Purchased supplies for cash, $1,860.
	12	Received cash for job completed, $8,000.
	15	Paid annual premiums on property and casualty insurance, $2,400.
	23	Recorded jobs completed on account and sent invoices to customers, $15,500.
	24	Received an invoice for truck expenses, to be paid in November, $1,250.

Enter the following transactions on Page 2 of the two-column journal:

Nov.	29	Paid utilities expense, $3,660.
	29	Paid miscellaneous expenses, $1,700.
	30	Received cash from customers on account, $10,500.
	30	Paid wages of employees, $4,750.
	30	Paid creditor a portion of the amount owed for equipment purchased on November 6, $4,000.
	30	Paid dividends, $1,600.

Required:

1.

Journalize each transaction in a two-column journal beginning on Page 1, referring to the chart of accounts in selecting the accounts to be debited and credited. (Do not insert the post reference numbers until you have posted the entry to the general ledger in part 2.) Refer to the Chart of Accounts for exact wording of account titles.

2.

Post (in chronological order) the journal to a ledger of four-column accounts, inserting appropriate posting references in both the journal and the ledger as each item is posted. Extend the balances to the appropriate balance columns after each transaction is posted.

3.

Prepare an unadjusted trial balance for Modern Designs as of November 30, 2018.

4.

Determine the excess of revenues over expenses for November.

5.

Can you think of any reason why the amount determined in (4) might not be the net income for November?

CHART OF ACCOUNTSModern DesignsGeneral Ledger

	ASSETS
11	Cash
12	Accounts Receivable
13	Supplies
14	Prepaid Insurance
16	Equipment
18	Truck

	LIABILITIES
21	Notes Payable
22	Accounts Payable

	EQUITY
31	Common Stock
32	Retained Earnings
33	Dividends

	REVENUE
41	Fees Earned

	EXPENSES
51	Wages Expense
53	Rent Expense
54	Utilities Expense
55	Truck Expense
59	Miscellaneous Expense

1. Journalize each transaction in a two-column journal beginning on Page 1, referring to the chart of accounts in selecting the accounts to be debited and credited. (Do not insert the post reference numbers until you have posted the entry to the general ledger in part 2.) Refer to the Chart of Accounts for exact wording of account titles.

PAGE 1PAGE 2

JOURNAL

ACCOUNTING EQUATION

	DATE	DESCRIPTION	POST. REF.	DEBIT	CREDIT	ASSETS	LIABILITIES	EQUITY
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19

2. Post (in chronological order) the journal to a ledger of four-column accounts, inserting appropriate posting references in both the journal and the ledger as each item is posted. Extend the balances to the appropriate balance columns after each transaction is posted.

LEDGER

Account: Cash11Account No.

Account: Accounts Receivable12Account No.

Account: Supplies13Account No.

Account: Prepaid Insurance14Account No.

Account: Equipment16Account No.

Account: Truck18Account No.

Account: Notes Payable21Account No.

Account: Accounts Payable22Account No.

Account: Common Stock31Account No.

Account: Dividends33Account No.

Account: Fees Earned41Account No.

Account: Wages Expense51Account No.

Account: Rent Expense53Account No.

Account: Utilities Expense54Account No.

Account: Truck Expense55Account No.

Account: Miscellaneous Expense59Account No.

3. Prepare an unadjusted trial balance for Modern Designs as of November 30, 2018.

Modern Designs

UNADJUSTED TRIAL BALANCE

November 30, 2018

	ACCOUNT TITLE	DEBIT	CREDIT
1	Cash
2	Accounts Receivable
3	Supplies
4	Prepaid Insurance
5	Equipment
6	Truck
7	Notes Payable
8	Accounts Payable
9	Common Stock
10	Retained Earnings
11	Dividends
12	Fees Earned
13	Wages Expense
14	Rent Expense
15	Utilities Expense
16	Truck Expense
17	Miscellaneous Expense
18	Totals

4. Determine the excess of revenues over expenses for November.

5. Can you think of any reason why the amount determined in (4) might not be the net income for November?

Because the dividends are declared but not paid

Because the closing inventory balance is missing.

Because necessary adjustment to expenses, like depreciation has not been made.

Because the cash balance is incorrect.