Chapter 3 Adjusting Accounts for Financial Statements
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On July 1, Lula Plume created a new self-storage business, Safe Storage Co. The following transactions Problem 3-5B
occurred during the company's first month.
July 2 Plume invested $30,000 cash and buildings worth $150,000 in the company in exchange for its
common stock.
3 The company rented equipment by paying $2,000 cash for the first month's (July) rent.
5 The company purchased $2,400 of office supplies for cash.
10 The company paid $7,200 cash for a 12-month insurance policy. Coverage begins on July 11.
14 The company paid an employee $1,000 cash for two weeks' salary earned.
24 The company collected $9,800 cash for storage revenue from customers.
28 The company paid $1,000 cash for two weeks' salary earned by an employee.
29 The company paid $950 cash for minor repairs to buildings.
30 The company paid $400 cash for this month's telephone bill.
31 The company paid $2,000 cash in dividends.
The company's chart of accounts follows:
101 Cash
106 Accounts Receivable
124 Office Supplies
128 Prepaid Insurance
173 Buildings
174 Accumulated Depreciation-Buildings
209 Salaries Payable
Required
307 Common Stock
318 Retained Earnings
319 Dividends
640 Rent Expense
650 Office Supplies Expense
684 Repairs Expense
403 Storage Revenue
688 Telephone Expense
606 Depreciation Expense-Buildings
901 Income Summary
622 Salaries Expense
637 Insurance Expense
1. Use the balance column format to set up each ledger account listed in its chart of accounts.
2. Prepare journal entries to record the transactions for July and post them to ledger accounts.
3. Prepare an unadjusted trial balance as of July 31.
4. Use the following information to journalize and post adjusting entries for the month.
a. Prepaid insurance of $400 expired this month.
b. At the end of the month, $1,525 of office supplies are still available.
c. This month's depreciation on buildings is $1,500.
d. An employee earned $100 of unpaid and unrecorded salary as of month-end.
e. The company earned $1,150 of storage revenue that is not yet recorded at month-end.
Applying the accounting
cycle
P1 P3 P4 P5 P6
Check (3) Unadj. trial
balance totals, $189,800
(40) Dr. Insurance Expense,
$400
5. Prepare the adjusted trial balance as of July 31. Prepare the income statement and the statement of (5) Net income, $2,725; Total
retained earnings for the month of July and the balance sheet at July 31.
6. Prepare journal entries to close the temporary accounts and post these entries to the ledger.
7. Prepare a post-closing trial balance.
assets, $180,825
(7) P-C trial balance totals,
$182,325
