Question

Arizona Consultants, Inc. opened in March and completed the following transactions:

March 1: Arizona Consultants Inc. issued 17,200 shares of $10 par value capital stock for $150,000 cash and equipment with fair market value of $22,000.

March 2: Arizona Consultants Inc. pre-paid $6,000 cash or six months’ rent for their office.

March 3: Arizona Consultants Inc. made credit purchases for office equipment for $3,000 and office supplies for $1,200. Payment is due within 10 days.

March 6:  Arizona Consultants Inc. completed services for a client and immediately received $4,000 cash.

March 9:  Arizona Consultants Inc. completed a $7,500 project for a client who must pay within 30 days.

March 12: Arizona Consultants Inc. paid $4,200 cash to settle the account payable created on March 3.

March 19: Arizona Consultants Inc. paid a $5,000 cash premium on a 12-month insurance policy.

March 22: Arizona Consultants Inc. received $3,500 cash as a partial payment for the work completed on March 9.

March 25: Arizona Consultants Inc. completed work for another client for $3,820 on credit.

March 29: Arizona Consultants Inc. declared dividends of $5,000 to its shareholders on record. Dividends were paid in cash the following day.

March 30: Arizona Consultants Inc. purchased $600 of additional office supplies on credit.

March 31: Arizona Consultants Inc. paid $500 cash for this month’s utility bill.

Instructions:

Using the following template, prepare journal entries for the above economic transactions. Enter your journals to the general ledger using the same file name. The following accounts should be used in recording your transactions: cash, accounts receivable, prepaid rent, office equipment, capital stock, prepaid insurance, office supplies, accounts payable, consulting revenue, dividends, and utility expense.

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