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[The following information applies to the questions displayed below.] Tony and Suzie graduate from college in May 2021 and begin developing their new business. They begin by offering clinics for basic outdoor activities such as mountain biking or kayaking. Upon developing a customer base, they’ll hold their first adventure races. These races will involve four-person teams that race from one checkpoint to the next using a combination of kayaking, mountain biking, orienteering, and trail running. In the long run, they plan to sell outdoor gear and develop a ropes course for outdoor enthusiasts. On July 1, 2021, Tony and Suzie organize their new company as a corporation, Great Adventures Inc. The articles of incorporation state that the corporation will sell 29,000 shares of common stock for $1 each. Each share of stock represents a unit of ownership. Tony and Suzie will act as co-presidents of the company. The following business activities occur during July for Great Adventures.
Jul. 1 Sell $14,500 of common stock to Suzie. Jul. 1 Sell $14,500 of common stock to Tony. Jul. 1 Purchase a one-year insurance policy for $5,880 ($490 per month) to cover injuries to participants during outdoor clinics. Jul. 2 Pay legal fees of $1,700 associated with incorporation. Jul. 4 Purchase office supplies of $1,800 on account. Jul. 7 Pay $380 to a local newspaper for advertising to appear immediately for an upcoming mountain biking clinic to be held on July 15. Attendees will be charged $50 the day of the clinic. Jul. 8 Purchase 10 mountain bikes, paying $10,700 cash. Jul. 15 On the day of the clinic, Great Adventures receives cash of $3,500 from 70 bikers. Tony conducts the mountain biking clinic. Jul. 22 Because of the success of the first mountain biking clinic, Tony holds another mountain biking clinic and the company receives $4,000. Jul. 24 Pay $860 to a local radio station for advertising to appear immediately. A kayaking clinic will be held on August 10, and attendees can pay $130 in advance or $180 on the day of the clinic. Jul. 30 Great Adventures receives cash of $7,800 in advance from 60 kayakers for the upcoming kayak clinic.
1.)Record each transaction in July.
2.) Post each transaction to the appropriate T-accounts and calculate the ending balance of each account
3.)Prepare a trial balance.
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Journal Entries | Cash | ||||||||
Date | Account | Debit | Credit | Date | Account | Debit | Credit | Balance | |
July 1st | Cash | 14,500.00 | July 1st | Common Stock | 14,500.00 | 14,500.00 | |||
Common Stock | 14,500.00 | July 1st | Common Stock | 14,500.00 | 29,000.00 | ||||
(being share capital raised by providing cash) | July 1st | Insurance Expense | 5,880.00 | 23,120.00 | |||||
July 2nd | Legal Fees | 1,700.00 | 21,420.00 | ||||||
July 1st | Cash | 14,500.00 | July 4th | Office Supplies | 1,800.00 | 19,620.00 | |||
Common Stock | 14,500.00 | July 7th | Advertising | 380.00 | 19,240.00 | ||||
(being share capital raised by providing cash) | July 8th | Mountain Bikes | 10,700.00 | 8,540.00 | |||||
July 15th | Fee Earned | 3,500.00 | 12,040.00 | ||||||
July 1st | Insurance Expense | 5,880.00 | July 20th | Fee Earned | 4,000.00 | 16,040.00 | |||
Cash | 5,880.00 | July 24th | Advertising | 860.00 | 15,180.00 | ||||
(being Insurance Expense paid for the month) | July 30th | Fee Earned | 7,800.00 | 22,980.00 | |||||
July 2nd | Legal Fees | 1,700.00 | Common Stock | ||||||
Cash | 1,700.00 | Date | Account | Debit | Credit | Balance | |||
(being Legal Fees paid for the month) | July 1st | Cash | 14,500.00 | 14,500.00 | |||||
July 1st | Cash | 14,500.00 | 29,000.00 | ||||||
July 4th | Office Supplies | 1,800.00 | |||||||
Cash | 1,800.00 | Insurance Expense | |||||||
(being office supplies purchased) | Date | Account | Debit | Credit | Balance | ||||
July 1st | Cash | 5,880.00 | 5,880.00 | ||||||
July 7th | Advertising | 380.00 | July 30th | Prepaid Insurance | 5,390.00 | 490.00 | |||
Cash | 380.00 | ||||||||
(being Advertising expense paid) | Prepaid Insurance | ||||||||
Date | Account | Debit | Credit | Balance | |||||
July 8th | Mountain Bikes | 10,700.00 | July 30th | Insurance Expense | 5,390.00 | 5,390.00 | |||
Cash | 10,700.00 | ||||||||
(being Mountain Bikes purchased) | Legal Fees | ||||||||
Date | Account | Debit | Credit | Balance | |||||
July 15th | Cash | 3,500.00 | July 2nd | Cash | 1,700.00 | 1,700.00 | |||
Fee Earned | 3,500.00 | ||||||||
(being fee earned) | Office Supplies | ||||||||
Date | Account | Debit | Credit | Balance | |||||
July 20th | Cash | 4,000.00 | July 4th | Cash | 1,800.00 | 1,800.00 | |||
Fee Earned | 4,000.00 | ||||||||
(being fee earned) | Advertising | ||||||||
Date | Account | Debit | Credit | Balance | |||||
July 24th | Advertising | 860.00 | July 7th | Cash | 380.00 | 380.00 | |||
Cash | 860.00 | July 24th | Cash | 860.00 | 1,240.00 | ||||
(being Advertising expense paid) | |||||||||
Mountain Bikes | |||||||||
July 30th | Cash | 7,800.00 | Date | Account | Debit | Credit | Balance | ||
Fee Earned | 7,800.00 | July 8th | Cash | 10,700.00 | - | 10,700.00 | |||
(being fee earned) | |||||||||
Fee Earned | |||||||||
July 30th | Prepaid Insurance | 5,390.00 | Date | Account | Debit | Credit | Balance | ||
Insurance Expense | 5,390.00 | July 15th | Cash | 3,500.00 | 3,500.00 | ||||
(being insurance expense adjusted.) | July 20th | Cash | 4,000.00 | 7,500.00 | |||||
July 30th | Cash | 7,800.00 | 15,300.00 | ||||||
Trial Balance | Debit | Credit | |||||||
Cash | 22,980.00 | ||||||||
Common Stock | 29,000.00 | ||||||||
Insurance Expense | 490.00 | ||||||||
Prepaid Insurance | 5,390.00 | ||||||||
Legal Fees | 1,700.00 | ||||||||
Office Supplies | 1,800.00 | ||||||||
Advertising | 1,240.00 | ||||||||
Mountain Bikes | 10,700.00 | ||||||||
Fee Earned | 15,300.00 | ||||||||
Total | 44,300.00 | 44,300.00 | |||||||