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Troy Freight Service provides delivery of merchandise to retail grocery stores in northern Manitoba. At the beginning of 2018, the following account balances were available:

cash 92,100
A/R 361,500
supplies 24,600
prepaid advertising 2,000
building (warehouse) 2,190,000
Accumulated depreciation (warehouse) 280,000
equipment 795,000
accumulated depreciation (equipment) 580,000
land 304,975
a/p 17,600
wages payable 30,200
notes payable (due 2022) 1,000,000
common shares 1,400,000
retained earnings, 12/31/2017 462,375

During 2018 the following transactions occurred:

a. Troy performed deliveries for customers, all on credit, for $2,256,700. Troy also made cash deliveries for $686,838.

b. There remains $286,172 of accounts receivable to be collected at December 31, 2018.

c. Troy purchased advertising of $138,100 during 2018 and debited the amount to prepaid advertising.

d. Supplies of $27,200 were purchased on credit and debited to the supplies account.

e. Accounts payable at the beginning of 2018 were paid early in 2018. There remains $5,600 of accounts payable unpaid at year-end.

f. Wages payable at the beginning of 2018 were paid early in 2018. Wages were earned and paid during 2018 in the amount of $666,142.

g. During the year, Irene Hurd, a principal shareholder, purchased an automobile costing $42,000 for her personal use.

h. One-half year’s interest at 6% annual rate was paid on the note payable on July 1, 2018.

i. Property taxes were paid on the land and buildings in the amount of $170,000.

j. Dividends were declared and paid in the amount of $25,000.

The following data are available for adjusting entries:

● Supplies in the amount of $13,685 remained unused at year-end.

● Annual depreciation on the warehouse building is $70,000.

● Annual depreciation on the warehouse equipment is $145,000.

● Wages of $60,558 were unrecorded and unpaid at year-end.

● Interest for six months at 6% per year on the note is unpaid and unrecorded at year-end.

● Advertising of $14,874 remained unused at the end of 2018.

● Income taxes of $482,549 related to 2018 are unpaid at year-end.

Required: 1.Post the 2018 beginning balances to T-accounts. Prepare journal entries for transactions a through j and post the journal entries to T-accounts, adding any new T-accounts you need.

2.Prepare the adjustments and post the adjustments to the T-accounts, adding any new Taccounts you need.

3. Prepare a statement of earnings.
4. Prepare a statement of retained earnings.

5. Prepare a classified statement of financial position.

6. Prepare closing entries.

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Answer 1