The Acorn Nursery School Corporation provides baby-sitting and child-care progra
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The Acorn Nursery School Corporation provides baby-sitting and child-care programs. On January 31, 20xx, the company had the following trial balance:
Acorn Nursery School Corporation
Trial Balance
January 31, 20xx
Cash (111) $1,870
Accounts Receivable (113) 1,700
Equipment (141) 1,040
Buses (143) 17,400
Notes Payable (211) $15,000
Accounts Payable (212) 1,640
Common Stock (311) 4,000
Retained Earnings (312) 1,370
$22,010 $22,010
During the month of February, the company completed the following transactions:
Feb. 2 Paid this month's rent $270.
3 Received fees for this month's services, $650.
4 Purchased supplies on account, $85.
5 Reimbursed the bus driver for gas expenses, $40.
6 Ordered playground equipment $1,000.
8 Made a payment on account, $170.
9 Received payments from customers on account, $1,200.
10 Billed customers who had not yet paid for this month's services, $700.
11 Paid for the supplies purchased on February 4.
13 Received and purchased playground equipment ordered on February 6 for cash, $1,000.
17 Purchased equipment on account, $290.
19 Paid this month's utility bill, $145.
22 Received payment for one month's services from customers previously billed, $500.
26 Paid part-time assistants for services, $460.
27 Purchased gas and oil for the bus on account, $325.
28 Declared and paid a dividend of $110.
Instructions:
1. (Journal Entries) Enter the above transactions in the general journal (Pages 17 and 18)
2. Open accounts in the ledger for the accounts in the trial balance plus the following ones: Supplies (115); Dividends (313); Service Revenue (411); Rent Expense (511); Gas and Oil Expense (512); Wages Expense (513); and Utilities Expense (514).
3. Enter the January 31, 20xx, account balances from the trial balance.
4. Post the entries to the ledger accounts. Be sure to make the appropriate posting references in the journal and ledger as you post.
5. Prepare a trial balance as of February 28, 20xx.
6. User insight: Examine the transactions for February 3, 9, 10, and 22. What were the revenues and how much cash was received from the revenues? What business issue might you see arising from the differences in these numbers?
Explanation / Answer
Feb. 2 Paid this month's rent $270.
Rent Expense (Dr.) 270
Cash (Cr.) 270
3 Received fees for this month's services, $650.
Cash (Dr.) 650
Service Revenue (Cr.) 650
4 Purchased supplies on account, $85.
Supplies (Dr.) 85
Accounts payable (Cr.) 85
5 Reimbursed the bus driver for gas expenses, $40.
Gas and oil expense (Dr.) 40
Cash (Cr.) 40
6 Ordered playground equipment $1,000.
Equipment (Dr.) 1000
Accounts payable (Cr.) 1000
[assuming that the equipment was only ordered-not paid]
8 Made a payment on account, $170.
Accounts payable (Dr,) 170
Cash (Cr.) 170
9 Received payments from customers on account, $1,200.
Cash (Dr.) 1200
Accounts receivable (Cr.) 1200
10 Billed customers who had not yet paid for this month's services, $700.
Accounts receivable (Dr.) 700
Service revenue (Cr.)
11 Paid for the supplies purchased on February 4.
Accounts payable (Dr.) 85
Cash (Cr.) 85
13 Received and purchased playground equipment ordered on February 6 for cash, $1,000.
Accounts payable (Dr.) 1000
Cash (Cr.) 1000
17 Purchased equipment on account, $290.
Equipment (Dr.) 290
Accounts payable (Cr.) 290
19 Paid this month's utility bill, $145.
Utilities expense (Dr.) 145
Cash (Cr.) 145
22 Received payment for one month's services from customers previously billed, $500.
Cash (Dr.) 500
Accounts receivable (Cr.) 500
26 Paid part-time assistants for services, $460.
Wages expense (Dr.) 460
Cash (Cr.) 460
27 Purchased gas and oil for the bus on account, $325.
Gas and oil expense (Dr.) 325
Accounts payable (Cr.) 325
28 Declared and paid a dividend of $110.
Dividends (Dr.) 110
Cash (Cr.) 110
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