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4. The following trial balance was prepared from the general ledger of Hal's Auto Repair for...

4. The following trial balance was prepared from the general ledger of Hal's Auto Repair for period ended October 31.

Original Trial Balance    Amendments Corrected Trial Balance   
Debit($) Credit($)    Dedit($) Credit($) Dr. Cr.
Cash $975
Accounts receiable 3,800
Supplies 500
Repair equipment 13,000
Office equipment 6,600
Accounts payable $4,510
Common stock 10,000
Retained earnings 13,000
Dividends 4,200
Repair fees earned 10,875
Supplies expense 8,600
Totals $37,675 $38,385

Since the trial balance did not balance, you examined the accounting records and found the following errors :
a. A purchase of supplies on account for $245 was posted as a debit to Supplies and as a debit to Accounts Payable.
b. An investment of $500 cash by the owner was debited to Common Stock and credited to Cash.
c. In computing the balance of the Accounts Receivable account, a debit of $600 was omitted from the computation.
d. A debit of $300 to the Dividends account was posted as a credit.
e. Office equipment purchased for $800 was posted to the Repair Equipment account.
f. An entire transaction was not posted to the general ledger. The transaction involved the receipt of $125 cash at the time repair services were performed.

Required: Prepare a corrected trial balance for the Hal's Auto Repair as of October 31. (Use the table above).

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Corrected trial balance for the Hal's Auto Repair as of October 31 is as prepared below:

Original Trial Balance    Amendments Corrected Trial Balance   
Debit($) Credit($)    Dedit($) Credit($) Dr. Cr.
Cash        975 f.        125        1,100                        -  
Accounts receiable     3,800 c.        600        4,400                        -  
Supplies        500 a.           490           500                     490
Investment b.        500           500                        -  
Repair equipment 13,000 e.           800      13,000                     800
Office equipment     6,600 e.        800        7,400                        -  
Accounts payable       4,510             -                    4,510
Common stock     10,000 b.           500             -                  10,500
Retained earnings     13,000             -                  13,000
Dividends     4,200 d.        600        4,800                        -  
Repair fees earned     10,875 f.           125             -                  11,000
Supplies expense     8,600        8,600                        -  
Totals 37,675     38,385      40,300                40,300

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