Chapter 2_recommened end-of-chapter problems

Ch 2: Recommended End-of-Chapter Problems

E 2-1 Transaction analysis ● LO1

The following transactions occurred during March 2011 for the Wainwright Corporation.

The company owns and operates a wholesale warehouse.

1. Issued 30,000 shares of common stock in exchange for $300,000 in cash.

2. Purchased equipment at a cost of $40,000. $10,000 cash was paid and a note

payable was signed for the balance owed.

3. Purchased inventory on account at a cost of $90,000. The company uses the

perpetual inventory system.

4. Credit sales for the month totaled $120,000. The cost of the goods sold was $70,000.

5. Paid $5,000 in rent on the warehouse building for the month of March.

6. Paid $6,000 to an insurance company for fire and liability insurance for a one-year

period beginning April 1, 2011.

7. Paid $70,000 on account for the merchandise purchased in 3.

8. Collected $55,000 from customers on account.

9. Recorded depreciation expense of $1,000 for the month on the equipment.

Required:

Analyze each transaction and show the effect of each on the accounting equation for a

corporation.

Example:

E 2-2 Journal entries ● LO2

Prepare journal entries to record each of the transactions listed in Exercise 2–1.

E 2-3 T-accounts and trial balance ● LO3

Post the journal entries prepared in Exercise 2–2 to T-accounts. Assume that the opening

balances in each of the accounts is zero. Prepare a trial balance from the ending account

balances.

E 2-4 Journal entries ● LO2

The following transactions occurred during the month of June 2011 for the Stridewell

Corporation. The company owns and operates a retail shoe store.

1. Issued 100,000 shares of common stock in exchange for $500,000 cash.

2. Purchased furniture and fixtures at a cost of $100,000. $40,000 was paid in cash and

a note payable was signed for the balance owed.

3. Purchased inventory on account at a cost of $200,000. The company uses the

perpetual inventory system.

4. Credit sales for the month totaled $280,000. The cost of the goods sold was

$140,000.

5. Paid $6,000 in rent on the store building for the month of June.

6. Paid $3,000 to an insurance company for fire and liability insurance for a one-year

period beginning June 1, 2011.

7. Paid $120,000 on account for the merchandise purchased in 3.

8. Collected $55,000 from customers on account.

9. Paid shareholders a cash dividend of $5,000.

10. Recorded depreciation expense of $2,000 for the month on the furniture and fixtures.

11. Recorded the amount of prepaid insurance that expired for the month.

Required: Prepare journal entries to record each of the transactions and events

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2-8 Adjusting entries ● LO4 LO5

Prepare the necessary adjusting entries at December 31, 2011, for the Falwell Company

for each of the following situations. Assume that no financial statements were prepared

during the year and no adjusting entries were recorded.

1. A three-year fire insurance policy was purchased on July 1, 2011, for $12,000. The

company debited insurance expense for the entire amount.

2. Depreciation on equipment totaled $15,000 for the year.

3. The company determined that accounts receivable in the amount of $6,500 will

probably not be collected. The allowance for uncollectible accounts account has a

credit balance of $2,000 before any adjustment.

4. Employee salaries of $18,000 for the month of December will be paid in early January

2012.

5. On November 1, 2011, the company borrowed $200,000 from a bank. The note

requires principal and interest at 12% to be paid on April 30, 2012.

6. On December 1, 2011, the company received $3,000 in cash from another company

that is renting office space in Falwell's building. The payment, representing rent for

December and January, was credited to unearned rent revenue.

E 2-9 Adjusting entries ● LO4 LO5

Prepare the necessary adjusting entries at December 31, 2011, for the Microchip

Company for each of the following situations. Assume that no financial statements were

prepared during the year and no adjusting entries were recorded.

1. On October 1, 2011, Microchip lent $90,000 to another company. A note was signed

with principal and 8% interest to be paid on September 30, 2012.

2. On November 1, 2011, the company paid its landlord $6,000 representing rent for the

months of November through January. Prepaid rent was debited.

3. On August 1, 2011, collected $12,000 in advance rent from another company that is

renting a portion of Microchip's factory. The $12,000 represents one year's rent and

the entire amount was credited to rent revenue.