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Porter Corporations balance sheet at December 31, 2011, is presented below. PORTER CORPORATION Balance Sheet December 31, 2011 Cash $14,060 Accounts payable $8,630 Accounts receivable

Porter Corporations balance sheet at December 31, 2011, is presented below.

PORTER CORPORATION Balance Sheet December 31, 2011

Cash $14,060 Accounts payable $8,630
Accounts receivable 21,700 Common stock 15,400
Allowance for doubtful accounts (870 ) Retained earnings 20,120
Inventory 9,260
$44,150 $44,150

During January 2012, the following transactions occurred. Porter uses the perpetual inventory method.

Jan. 1 Porter accepted a 4-month, 8% note from Anderko Company in payment of Anderkos $3,600 account.
3 Porter wrote off as uncollectible the accounts of Elrich Corporation ($400) and Rios Company ($200).
8 Porter purchased $16470 of inventory on account.
11 Porter sold for $27200 on account inventory that cost $17,860.
15 Porter sold inventory that cost $750 to Fred Berman for $1,400. Berman charged this amount on his Visa First Bank card. The service fee charged Porter by First Bank is 3%.
17 Porter collected $22,200 from customers on account.
21 Porter paid $16,090 on accounts payable.
24 Porter received payment in full ($200) from Rios Company on the account written off on January 3.
27 Porter purchased advertising supplies for $1,440 cash.
31 Porter paid other operating expenses, $3,230.

Adjustment data:

1. Interest is recorded for the month on the note from January 1.
2. Bad debts are expected to be 6% of the January 31, 2012, accounts receivable.
3. A count of advertising supplies on January 31, 2012, reveals that $590 remains unused.
4.

The income tax rate is 30%. (Hint: Prepare the income statement up to Income before taxes and multiply by 30% to compute the amount; round to whole dollars.)

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