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Recording Investing and Financing Activities
Kelsey Baker founded GolfDeals.com at the beginning of February. GolfDeals.com sells new and used golf equipment online. The following events occurred in February.
- a. Borrowed $30,000 cash from a bank, signing a note due in three years.
- b. Received investment of cash by organizers and distributed to them 500 shares of $0.10 par value common stock with a market price of $30 per share.
- c. Purchased a warehouse for $115,000, paying $23,000 in cash and signing a note payable for the balance on a 10-year mortgage.
- d. Purchased computer and office equipment for $20,000. paying $4,000 in cash and owing the rest on accounts payable to the manufacturers.
- e. Loaned $1,000 to an employee who signed a note due in three months.
- f. Paid $2,000 to the manufacturers in (d) above.
- g. Purchased short-term investments for $10,000 cash.
Required:
For each of the events (a) through (g), prepare
Record the journal entries of Company G.
Explanation of Solution
Journal:
Journal is the method of recording monetary business transactions in chronological order. It records the debit and credit aspects of each transaction to abide by the double-entry system.
Rules of Debit and Credit:
Following rules are followed for debiting and crediting different accounts while they occur in business transactions:
- Debit, all increase in assets, expenses and dividends, all decrease in liabilities, revenues and stockholders’ equities.
- Credit, all increase in liabilities, revenues, and stockholders’ equities, all decrease in assets, expenses.
Journal entries of Company G are as follows:
a. Cash borrowed from banks:
Date | Accounts title and explanation | Ref. | Debit ($) | Credit ($) |
Cash (+A) | 30,000 | |||
Notes payable (+L) | 30,000 | |||
(To record cash borrowed from bank) |
Table (1)
- Cash is an assets account and it increased the value of asset by $30,000. Hence, debit the cash account for $30,000.
- Notes payable is a liability account, and it increased the value of liabilities by $30,000. Hence, credit the notes payable for $30,000.
b. Issuance of common stock:
Date | Accounts title and explanation | Ref. | Debit ($) | Credit ($) |
Cash (+A) | 15,000 | |||
Common stock (+SE) (1) | 50 | |||
Additional paid-in capital (+SE) (2) | 14,950 | |||
(To record the issuance of common stock) |
Table (2)
- Cash is an assets account and it increased the value of asset by $15,000. Hence, debit the cash account for $15,000.
- Common stock is a component of stockholder’s equity and it increased the value of stockholder’s equity by $50, Hence, credit the common stock for $50.
- Additional paid-in capital is a component of stockholder’s equity and it increased the value of stockholder’s equity by $14,950, Hence, credit the additional paid-in capital for $14,950.
Working note:
Calculate the value of common stock
Calculate the value of additional paid in capital
c. Buildings purchased on account and in cash:
Date | Accounts title and explanation | Ref. | Debit ($) | Credit ($) |
Buildings (+A) | 115,000 | |||
Cash (-A) | 23,000 | |||
Notes payable (+L) | 92,000 | |||
(To record purchase of buildings on account and in cash) |
Table (3)
- Building is an assets account and it increased the value of asset by $115,000. Hence, debit the building account for $115,000.
- Cash is an assets account and it decreased the value of asset by $23,000. Hence, credit the cash account for $23,000.
- Notes payable is a liability account, and it increased the value of liabilities by $92,000. Hence, credit the notes payable for $92,000.
d. Equipment purchased on account:
Date | Accounts title and explanation | Ref. | Debit ($) | Credit ($) |
Equipment (+A) | 20,000 | |||
Cash (-A) | 4,000 | |||
Accounts payable (+L) | 16,000 | |||
(To record purchase of equipment on account and in cash) |
Table (4)
- Equipment is an assets account and it increased the value of asset by $20,000. Hence, debit the equipment account for $20,000.
- Cash is an assets account and it decreased the value of asset by $4,000. Hence, credit the cash account for $4,000.
- Accounts payable is a liability account and it increased the value of liability by $16,000. Hence, credit the accounts payable account by $16,000.
e. Cash paid to employee on notes:
Date | Accounts title and explanation | Ref. | Debit ($) | Credit ($) |
Notes receivable (+A) | 1,000 | |||
Cash (-A) | 1,000 | |||
(To record cash paid to an employee on note) |
Table (5)
- Notes receivable is an assets account and it increased the value of asset by $1,000. Hence, debit the notes receivable account for $1,000.
- Cash is an assets account and it decreased the value of asset by $1,000. Hence, credit the cash account for $1,000.
f. Cash paid to creditors:
Date | Accounts title and explanation | Ref. | Debit ($) | Credit ($) |
Accounts payable (-L) | 2,000 | |||
Cash (-A) | 2,000 | |||
(To record cash paid to creditors) |
Table (6)
- Accounts payable is a liability account and it decreased the value of liability by $2,000. Hence, debit the notes payable account by $2,000.
- Cash is an assets account and it decreased the value of asset by $2,000. Hence, credit the cash account for $2,000.
g. Cash paid to invest short-term investment:
Date | Accounts title and explanation | Ref. | Debit ($) | Credit ($) |
Short-term investment (+A) | 7,616 | |||
Cash (-A) | 7,616 | |||
(To record cash paid to short-term investment) |
Table (7)
- Short-term investment is an assets account and it increased the value of asset by $7,616. Hence, debit the short-term investment account for $7,616.
- Cash is an assets account and it decreased the value of asset by $7,616. Hence, credit the cash account for $7,616.
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