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The following transactions occurred during March 2021 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 to the seller 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, 2021. 7. Paid $70,000 on account for the merchandise purchased in transaction 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: 1. Assets = Liabilities + Paid-In Capital + Retained Earnings +$300,000 (cash) = +$300,000 (common stock)

          The following transactions occurred during March 2021 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 to the seller 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, 2021.
7. Paid $70,000 on account for the merchandise purchased in transaction 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:
1. Assets = Liabilities + Paid-In Capital + Retained Earnings
   +$300,000 (cash) = +$300,000 (common stock)

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