Question

Schrand Aerobics, Inc., rents studio space (including a sound system) and specializes in offering aerobics classes. On January 1, 2013, its beginning account balances are as follows: Cash, $5,000; Accounts Receivable, $5,200; Equipment, $0; Notes Payable, $2,500; Accounts Payable, $1,000; Common Stock, $5,500; Retained Earnings, $1,200; Services Revenue, $0; Rent Expense, $0; Advertising Expense, $0; Wages Expense, $0; Utilities Expense, $0; Interest Expense, $0.
The following transactions occurred during January.

(1) Paid $600 cash toward accounts payable
(2) Paid $3,600 cash for January rent
(3) Billed clients $11,500 for January classes
(4) Received $500 invoice from supplier for T-shirts given to January class members as an advertising promotion
(5) Collected $10,000 cash from clients previously billed for services rendered
(6) Paid $2,400 cash for employee wages
(7) Received $680 invoice for January utilities expense
(8) Paid $20 cash to bank as January interest on notes payable
(9) Declared and paid $900 cash dividend to stockholders
(10) Paid $4,000 cash on January 31 to purchase sound equipment to replace the rental system

Required:
a. Prepare journal entries for each of the transactions 1 through 10.
b. Set up acounts,including beginning balances,for cach of the accounts used in part a. Post the journal entries to those T-accounts.

Answer 1

Answer:

Schrand Aerobics, Inc.

a. Journal Entries:

Debit Accounts Payable $600

Credit Cash $600

To record the payment of cash.

Debit Rent $3,600

Credit Cash $3,600

To record the payment of cash.

Debit Accounts Receivable $11,500

Credit Service Revenue $11,500

To record the billing of clients.

Debit Advertising $500

Credit Accounts Payable $500

To record advertising promotion

Debit Cash $10,000

Credit Accounts receivable $10,000

To record the receipt of cash.

Debit Wages $2,400

Credit Cash $2,400

To record the payment of cash

Debit Utilities $680

Credit Accounts Payable $680

To record utilities expense.

Debit Interest $20

Credit Cash $20

To record the payment of interest on notes payable.

Debit Retained Earnings $900

Credit Cash $900

To record the payment of dividends.

Debit Equipment $4,000

Credit Cash $4,000

To record the payment for purchase of sound equipments.

b. T-Accounts:

                             Cash

Description                 Debit       Credit         Balance

Balance                                                        $5,000

Accounts payable                        $600        4,400

Rent                                              3,600           800

Accounts receivable 10,000                        10,800

Wages                                          2,400        8,400

Interest                                              20        8,380

Dividend                                         900         7,480

Equipment                                  4,000         3,480

       

                        Accounts Receivable

Description           Debit       Credit         Balance

Balance                                                  $5,200

Service Revenue 11,500                         16,700

Cash                                      10,000       6,700

                       Equipment

Description           Debit       Credit         Balance

Cash                  $4,000                           $4,000

                            Notes Payable

Description           Debit       Credit       Balance

Balance                                                  $2,500      

                     Accounts Payable

Description           Debit       Credit       Balance

Balance                                                  $1,000

Cash                   $600                               400

Advertising                           $500            900

Utilities                                    680          1,580

                     Common Stock

Description        Debit       Credit       Balance

Balance                                                $5,500

                     Retained Earnings

Description       Debit       Credit        Balance

Balance                                                $1,200

Dividends        $900                                300

                      Services Revenue

Description           Debit       Credit       Balance

Accounts receivable           $11,500      $11,500

                      Rent Expense

Description           Debit       Credit       Balance

Cash                   $3,600                        $3,600

                      Advertising Expense

Description           Debit       Credit        Balance

Accounts payable $500                           $500

                      Wages Expense

Description          Debit       Credit         Balance

Cash                 $2,400                           $2,400

                      Utilities Expense

Description           Debit       Credit         Balance

Utilities payable   $680                           $680

                      Interest Expense

Description           Debit       Credit         Balance

Cash                      $20                              $20

Explanation:

Journal entries record the transactions initially with debit and credit to the accounts affected.

The T-accounts is the general ledger accounts where transactions are summarized and a balance for each account is obtained.