On April 1, Alschuler Travel Agency, Inc. was established. The following transactions were completed during the month:

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On April 1, Alschuler Travel Agency, Inc. was established. The following transactions were completed during the month:

1. Stockholders invested \(\$ 20,000\) cash, receiving common stock in exchange.

2. Paid \(\$ 400\) cash for April office rent.

3. Purchased office equipment for \(\$ 2,500\) cash.

4. Incurred \(\$ 300\) of advertising costs in the Chicago Tribune, on account.

5. Paid \(\$ 600\) cash for office supplies.

6. Earned \(\$ 9,000\) for services rendered: Cash of \(\$ 1,000\) is received from customers, and the balance of \(\$ 8,000\) is billed to customers on account.

7. Paid \(\$ 200\) cash dividend.

8. Paid Chicago Tribune amount due in transaction (4).

9. Paid employees' salaries, \(\$ 1,200\).

10. Cash of \(\$ 8,000\) is received from customers who have previously been billed in transaction (6).

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(a) Prepare a tabular analysis of the transactions using the following column headings: Cash, Accounts Receivable, Supplies, Office Equipment, Accounts Payable, Common Stock and Retained Earnings.

(b) From an analysis of the column, Retained Earnings, compute the net income or net loss for April.

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Authors: Paul D. Kimmel, Jerry J. Weygandt, Donald E. Kieso

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