Financial And Managerial Accounting
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Author: WARREN, Carl S.
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Chapter 2, Problem 18E
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The following preliminary unadjusted trial balance of Ranger Co., a sports ticket agency, does not balance:
When the ledger and other records are reviewed, you discover the following: (1) the debits and credits in the cash account total $77,600 and $62,100, respectively; (2) a billing of $9,000 to a customer on account was not posted to the accounts receivable account; (3) a payment of $4,500 made to a creditor on account was not posted to the accounts payable account;
(4) the balance of the unearned rent account is $5,400; (5) the correct balance of the equipment account is $190,000; and (6) each account has a normal balance.
Prepare a corrected unadjusted trial balance.
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The following preliminary unadjusted trial balance of Ranger Co., asports ticket agency, does not balance:
When the ledger and other records are reviewed, you discover thefollowing: (1) the debits and credits in the cash account total $77,600 and$62,100, respectively; (2) a billing of $9,000 to a customer on account was not posted to the accounts receivable account; (3) a payment of $4,500made to a creditor on account was not posted to the accounts payableaccount; (4) the balance of the unearned rent account is $5,400; (5) the
correct balance of the equipment account is $190,000; and (6) eachaccount has a normal balance.Prepare a corrected unadjusted trial balance
(Corrected Trial Balance) The following trial balance of Blues Traveler Corporation does not balance.
An examination of the ledger shows these errors.1. Cash received from a customer on account was recorded (both debit and credit) as $1,380 instead of $1,830.2. The purchase on account of a computer costing $3,200 was recorded as a debit to Office Expense and a credit to AccountsPayable.3. Services were performed on account for a client, $2,250, for which Accounts Receivable was debited $2,250 and ServiceRevenue was credited $225.4. A payment of $95 for telephone charges was entered as a debit to Office Expense and a debit to Cash.5. The Service Revenue account was totaled at $5,200 instead of $5,280.
InstructionsFrom this information prepare a corrected trial balance.
(Corrected Trial Balance) The following trial balance of Wanda Landowska Company does not balance. Your review of the ledger reveals the following.
(a) Each account had a normal balance.
(b) The debit footings in Prepaid Insurance,Accounts Payable, and Property Tax Expense were each understated $100.
c) A transposition error was made in AccountsReceivable and Service Revenue; the correct balances for Accounts Receivable and Service Revenue are $2,750 and $6,690,respectively.
(d) A debit posting to Advertising Expense of $300 was omitted.
(e) A $1,500 cash drawing by the owner was debited to Owner’s Capital and credited to Cash.
InstructionsPrepare a correct trial balance.
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