2 Semester Cengage Now, Warren Accounting
2 Semester Cengage Now, Warren Accounting
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Author: WARREN
Publisher: Cengage
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Chapter 5, Problem 5.1BPR

(1) and (2)

To determine

General Journal

It is a chronological record of the transactions, showing an explanation of each transaction, the accounts affected, whether those accounts are increased or decreased, and by what amount. It has two columns i.e. Debit column and Credit column.

Special Journal

Special journal records a single kind of transactions that occurs frequently. For example: Revenue Journal is a special journal which records all revenue earned on account.

General ledger

It is the primary ledger, which contains all balance sheet and income statement accounts. For example: Cash Account, Equipment Accounts, and Rent Accounts etc.

Subsidiary ledger

A large number of individual accounts with a common characteristic can be grouped together in a separate ledger called subsidiary ledger. For example: Accounts Receivable subsidiary ledger or customer ledger.

Controlling Account

Each subsidiary ledger is represented in the general ledger by a summarizing account, called a controlling account. For example: Accounts Receivable Subsidiary ledger is represented in Accounts Receivable ledger.

To record: The transactions in General journal, Revenue journal, Accounts Receivable subsidiary ledger, and General ledger.

(3)a.

To determine

The sum of the balances of the customer accounts in the subsidiary ledger at 31st January 2016.

b.

To determine

 The balance of the accounts receivable controlling account.

4.

To determine

To explain: The benefits of the computerized system over the manual system.

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2 Semester Cengage Now, Warren Accounting

Ch. 5 - Revenue journal The following revenue transactions...Ch. 5 - Revenue journal The following revenue transactions...Ch. 5 - Accounts receivable subsidiary ledger The debits...Ch. 5 - Accounts receivable subsidiary ledger The debits...Ch. 5 - Prob. 5.3BPECh. 5 - Purchases journal The following purchase...Ch. 5 - Accounts payable subsidiary ledger The debits and...Ch. 5 - Accounts payable subsidiary ledger The debits and...Ch. 5 - Segment analysis McHale Company does business in...Ch. 5 - Prob. 5.5BPECh. 5 - Identify postings from revenue journal Using the...Ch. 5 - Accounts receivable ledger Based on the data...Ch. 5 - Identify journals Assuming the use of a two-column...Ch. 5 - Identify journals Assuming the use of a two-column...Ch. 5 - Identify transactions in accounts receivable...Ch. 5 - Prob. 5.6EXCh. 5 - Posting a revenue journal The revenue journal for...Ch. 5 - Accounts receivable subsidiary ledger The revenue...Ch. 5 - Revenue and cash receipts journals Transactions...Ch. 5 - Revenue and cash receipts journals Lasting Summer...Ch. 5 - Identify postings from purchases journal Using the...Ch. 5 - Identify postings from cash payments journal Using...Ch. 5 - Prob. 5.13EXCh. 5 - Prob. 5.14EXCh. 5 - Prob. 5.15EXCh. 5 - Accounts payable subsidiary ledger The cash...Ch. 5 - Prob. 5.17EXCh. 5 - Prob. 5.18EXCh. 5 - Prob. 5.19EXCh. 5 - Prob. 5.20EXCh. 5 - Cash receipts journal The following cash receipts...Ch. 5 - Computerized accounting systems Most computerized...Ch. 5 - Prob. 5.23EXCh. 5 - Prob. 5.24EXCh. 5 - Prob. 5.25EXCh. 5 - Prob. 5.26EXCh. 5 - Prob. 5.27EXCh. 5 - Revenue journal; accounts receivable subsidiary...Ch. 5 - Revenue and cash receipts journals; accounts...Ch. 5 - Purchases, accounts payable subsidiary account,...Ch. 5 - Purchases and cash payments journals; accounts...Ch. 5 - All journals and general ledger; trial balance The...Ch. 5 - Prob. 5.1BPRCh. 5 - Revenue and cash receipts journals; accounts...Ch. 5 - Purchases, accounts payable account, and accounts...Ch. 5 - Prob. 5.4BPRCh. 5 - All journals and general ledger; trial balance The...Ch. 5 - Ethics in Action Netbooks Inc. provides accounting...Ch. 5 - Manual vs. computerized accounting systems The...Ch. 5 - Accounts receivable and accounts payable A...Ch. 5 - Design of accounting systems For the past few...Ch. 5 - Communication Internet-based accounting software...
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