Question

The following business activities occur during July for Great Adventures.

Required: 1. Record each transaction in July for Great Adventures. 2. Post each transaction to T-accounts. 3. Prepare a trial balance.​

July 1 Sell $10,000 of common stock to Suzie.

1 Sell $10,000 of common stock to Tony.

1 Purchase a one-year insurance policy for $4,800 ($400 per month) to cover injuries to participants during outdoor clinics.

2 Pay legal fees of $1,500 associated with incorporation.

4 Purchase office supplies of $1,800 on account.

7 Pay for advertising of $300 to a local newspaper for an upcoming mountain biking clinic to be held on

July 15. Attendees will be charged $50 the day of the clinic. 8 Purchase 10 mountain bikes, paying $12,000 cash. 15 On the day of the clinic, Great Adventures receives cash of $2,000 from 40 bikers. Tony conducts the mountain biking clinic.

22 Because of the success of the first mountain biking clinic, Tony holds another mountain biking clinic and the company receives $2,300.

24 Pay for advertising of $700 to a local radio station for a kayaking clinic to be held on August 10. Attendees can pay $100 in advance or $150 on the day of the clinic.

30 Great Adventures receives cash of $4,000 in advance from 40 kayakers for the upcoming kayak clinic.

Aug. 1 Great Adventures obtains a $30,000 low-interest loan for the company from the city council, which has recently passed an initiative encouraging business development related to outdoor activities. The loan is due in three years, and 6% annual interest is due each year on July 31.

Aug. 4 The company purchases 14 kayaks, paying $28,000 cash.

Aug. 10 Twenty additional kayakers pay $3,000 ($150 each), in addition to the $4,000 that was paid in advance on July 30, on the day of the clinic. Tony conducts the first kayak clinic.

Aug. 17 Tony conducts a second kayak clinic, and the company receives $10,500 cash.

Aug. 24 Office supplies of $1,800 purchased on July 4 are paid in full.

Sep. 1 To provide better storage of mountain bikes and kayaks when not in use, the company rents a storage shed, purchasing a one-year rental policy for $2,400 ($200 per month).

Sep. 21 Tony conducts a rock-climbing clinic. The company receives $13,200 cash.

Oct. 17 Tony conducts an orienteering clinic. Participants practice how to understand a topographical map, read an altimeter, use a compass, and orient through heavily wooded areas. The company receives $17,900 cash.

Dec. 1 Tony decides to hold the company's first adventure race on December 15. Four-person teams will race from checkpoint to checkpoint using a combination of mountain biking, kayaking, orienteering, trail running, and rock-climbing skills. The first team in each category to complete all checkpoints in order wins. The entry fee for each team is $500.

Dec. 5 To help organize and promote the race, Tony hires his college roommate, Victor. Victor will be paid $50 in salary for each team that competes in the race. His salary will be paid after the race.

Dec. 8 The company pays $1,200 to purchase a permit from a state park where the race will be held. The amount is recorded as a miscellaneous expense.

Dec. 12 The company purchases racing supplies for $2,800 on account due in 30 days. Supplies include trophies for the top-finishing teams in each category, promotional shirts, snack foods and drinks for participants, and field markers to prepare the racecourse.

Dec. 15 The company receives $20,000 cash from a total of forty teams, and the race is held.

Dec. 16 The company pays Victor's salary of $2,000.

Dec. 31 The company pays a dividend of $4,000 ($2,000 to Tony and $2,000 to Suzie).

Dec. 31 Using his personal money, Tony purchases a diamond ring for $4,500. Tony surprises Suzie by proposing that they get married. Suzie accepts and they get married!

The following information relates to year-end adjusting entries as of December 31, 2018. a. Depreciation of the mountain bikes purchased on July 8 and kayaks purchased on August 4 totals $8,000. b. Six months' of the one-year insurance policy purchased on July 1 has expired. c. Four months' of the one-year rental policy purchased on September 1 has expired. d. Of the $1,800 of office supplies purchased on July 4, $300 remains. e. Interest expense on the $30,000 loan obtained from the city council on August 1 should be recorded. f. Of the $2,800 of racing supplies purchased on December 12, $200 remains. g. Suzie calculates that the company owes $14,000 in income taxes.

Required: 1. Record adjusting entries as of December 31, 2018. 2. Post transactions from July 1 through December 31 and adjusting entries on December 31 to T-accounts. 3. Prepare an adjusted trial balance as of December 31, 2018. 4. For the period July 1 to December 31, 2018, prepare an income statement and statement of stockholders' equity. Prepare a classified balance sheet as of December 31, 2018. 5. Record closing entries as of December 31, 2018. 6. Post closing entries to T-accounts. 7. Prepare a post-closing trial balance as of December 31, 2018.

Answer 1

Part 1	Journal entries for July
Date	General Journal	Debit	Credit
1-Jul	Cash	$10,000
	Common Stock		$10,000
1-Jul	Cash	$10,000
	Common Stock		$10,000
1-Jul	Prepaid Insurance	$4,800
	Cash		$4,800
2-Jul	Legal expenses	$1,500
	Cash		$1,500
4-Jul	Office Supplies	$1,800
	Accounts Payable		$1,800
7-Jul	Advertisement expenses	$300
	Cash		$300
8-Jul	Mountain Bikes	$12,000
	Cash		$12,000
15-Jul	Cash	$2,000
	Service Revenue		$2,000
22-Jul	Cash	$2,300
	Service Revenue		$2,300
24-Jul	Advertisement expenses	$700
	Cash		$700
30-Jul	Cash	$4,000
	Unearned Service Revenue		$4,000

Part 2	T-accounts
Cash					Common Stock
1-Jul	$10,000	1-Jul	$4,800				1-Jul	$10,000
1-Jul	$10,000	2-Jul	$1,500				1-Jul	$10,000
15-Jul	$2,000	7-Jul	$300
22-Jul	$2,300	8-Jul	$12,000
30-Jul	$4,000	24-Jul	$700
	$9,000
Prepaid Insurance					Mountain Bikes
1-Jul	$4,800				8-Jul	$12,000
Legal expenses					Advertising Expenses
2-Jul	$1,500				7-Jul	$300
					24-Jul	$700
Accounts Payable					Service revenue
		4-Jul	$1,800				15-Jul	$2,000
							22-Jul	$2,300
Unearned Revenue					Supplies
		30-Jul	$4,000		1-Jul	$1,800

Part 3	Trial Balance
	Accounts Titles	Debit	Credit
	Cash	$9,000
	Supplies	$1,800
	Prepaid insurance	$4,800
	Mountain Bikes	$12,000
	Accounts payable		$1,800
	Unearned revenue		$4,000
	Common Stock		$20,000
	Service Revenue		$4,300
	Legal Expenses	$1,500
	Advertising expenses	$1,000
	Total	$30,100	$30,100
	Adjusting entry for July
	Insurance expense	$400
	Prepaid Insurance		$400