The transactions relating to the formation of Blue Co. Stores Inc., and its first month of operations follow. a. The firm was organized and the stockholders invested cash of $7,400. b. The firm borrowed $4,000 from the bank; a short-term note was signed. c. Display cases and other store equipment costing $1,650 were purchased for cash. The original list price of the equipment was $1,970, but a discount was received because the seller was having a sale. d. A store location was rented, and $1,250 was paid for the first month's rent. e. Inventory of $14,600 was purchased; $9,800 cash was paid to the suppliers, and the balance will be paid within 45 days. f. During the first week of operations, merchandise that had cost $4,600 was sold for $5,700 cash. g. A newspaper ad costing $130 was arranged for; it ran during the second week of the store's operations. The ad will be paid for in the next month. h. Additional inventory costing $4,100 was purchased; cash of $1,300 was paid, and the balance is due in 30 days. i. In the last three weeks of the first month, sales totaled $15,000, of which $9,600 was sold on account. The cost of the goods sold totaled $8,600. j. Employee wages for the month totaled $1,800; these will be paid during the first week of the next month. k. The firm collected a total of $3,000 from the sales on account recorded in transaction i. I. The firm paid a total of $4,400 of the amount owed to suppliers from transaction e.