In: Accounting
Purchases, Accounts Payable Subsidiary Account, and Accounts Payable Ledger
Sterling Forest Landscaping designs and installs landscaping. The landscape designers and office staff use office supplies, while field supplies (rock, bark, etc.) are used in the actual landscaping. Purchases on account completed by Sterling Forest Landscaping during October are as follows:
Oct. 2. | Purchased office supplies on account from Meade Co., $400. | |
Oct. 5. | Purchased office equipment on account from Peach Computers Co., $3,980. | |
Oct. 9. | Purchased office supplies on account from Executive Office Supply Co., $320. | |
Oct. 13. | Purchased field supplies on account from Yamura Co., $1,420. | |
Oct. 14. | Purchased field supplies on account from Omni Co., $2,940. | |
Oct. 17. | Purchased field supplies on account from Yamura Co., $1,890. | |
Oct. 24. | Purchased field supplies on account from Omni Co., $3,880. | |
Oct. 29. | Purchased office supplies on account from Executive Office Supply Co., $310. | |
Oct. 31. | Purchased field supplies on account from Omni Co., $1,800. |
Note: Posting references have been provided.
Required:
1. Insert the following balances in the general ledger as of October 1:
14 | Field Supplies | $5,920 |
15 | Office Supplies | 750 |
18 | Office Equipment | 12,300 |
21 | Accounts Payable | 1,170 |
After completing the recording of transactions in part 3, post the purchases journal to the accounts in the general ledger. If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank.
GENERAL LEDGER | ||||||
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Balance | ||||||
Date | Item | Post. Ref. | Debit | Credit | Dr. | Cr. |
Account: Field Supplies #14 | ||||||
Oct. 1 | Balance | ✔ | ||||
P30 | ||||||
Account: Office Supplies #15 | ||||||
Oct. 1 | Balance | ✔ | ||||
P30 | ||||||
Account: Office Equipment #18 | ||||||
Oct. 1 | Balance | ✔ | ||||
P30 | ||||||
Account: Accounts Payable #21 | ||||||
Oct. 1 | Balance | ✔ | ||||
P30 |
2. Insert the following balances in the accounts payable subsidiary ledger as of October 1:
Executive Office Supply Co. | $390 |
Meade Co. | 780 |
Omni Co. | - |
Peach Computers Co. | - |
Yamura Co. | - |
After completing the recording of transactions in part 3, post to the creditor accounts in the accounts payable subsidiary ledger immediately after each entry. If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank.
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE SUBSIDIARY LEDGER | |||||
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Date | Item | Post. Ref. | Debit | Credit | Balance |
Account: Executive Office Supply Co. | |||||
Oct. 1 | Balance | ✔ | |||
P30 | |||||
P30 | |||||
Account: Meade Co. | |||||
Oct. 1 | Balance | ✔ | |||
P30 | |||||
Account: Omni Co. | |||||
P30 | |||||
P30 | |||||
P30 | |||||
Account: Peach Computers Co. | |||||
P30 | |||||
Account: Yamura Co. | |||||
P30 | |||||
P30 |
3. Journalize the transactions for October, using a purchases journal (p. 30) similar to the one illustrated in this chapter. Prepare the purchases journal with columns for Accounts Payable, Field Supplies, Office Supplies, and Other Accounts. Post to the creditor accounts in the accounts payable subsidiary ledger immediately after each entry.
4. Post the purchases journal to the accounts in the general ledger (in part 1). If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank.
If no other account is needed in the "Other Accounts Dr." column select "No Entry Required".
PURCHASES JOURNAL | PAGE 30 | |||||||
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Date | Account Credited | Post. Ref. | Accounts Payable Cr. | Field Supplies Dr. | Office Supplies Dr. | Other Accounts Dr. | Post. Ref. | Amount |
Oct. 2 | ✔ | |||||||
Oct. 5 | ✔ | |||||||
Oct. 9 | ✔ | |||||||
Oct. 13 | ✔ | |||||||
Oct. 14 | ✔ | |||||||
Oct. 17 | ✔ | |||||||
Oct. 24 | ✔ | |||||||
Oct. 29 | ✔ | |||||||
Oct. 31 | ✔ | |||||||
Oct. 31 | ||||||||
Oct. 31 | (✔) |
5a. What is the sum of the creditor balances in
the subsidiary ledger at October 31?
$
5b. What is the balance of the accounts payable
controlling account at October 31?
$
6. What type of e-commerce application would be
used to plan and coordinate transactions with suppliers?
Check My Work2 more Check My Work uses remaining.
Sterling Forest Landscaping | |||||||||
General Ledger | |||||||||
1) | Account: Field Supplies #14 | Balance | |||||||
Date | Item | Post.Ref | Debit | Credit | Debit | Credit | |||
1-Oct | $ 5,920.00 | ||||||||
13-Oct | $ 1,420.00 | $ 7,340.00 | |||||||
14-Oct | $ 2,940.00 | $ 10,280.00 | |||||||
17-Oct | $ 1,890.00 | $ 12,170.00 | |||||||
24-Oct | $ 3,880.00 | $ 16,050.00 | |||||||
31-Oct | $ 1,800.00 | $ 17,850.00 | |||||||
Account: Office Supplies #15 | Balance | ||||||||
Date | Item | Post.Ref | Debit | Credit | Debit | Credit | |||
1-Oct | $ 750.00 | ||||||||
2-Oct | $ 400.00 | $ 1,150.00 | |||||||
9-Oct | $ 320.00 | $ 1,470.00 | |||||||
29-Oct | $ 310.00 | $ 1,780.00 | |||||||
Account: Office Equipment #18 | Balance | ||||||||
Date | Item | Post.Ref | Debit | Credit | Debit | Credit | |||
1-Oct | $ 12,300.00 | ||||||||
5-Oct | $ 3,980.00 | $ 16,280.00 | |||||||
Account: accounts Payable #21 | Balance | ||||||||
Date | Item | Post.Ref | Debit | Credit | Debit | Credit | |||
1-Oct | $ - | $ 1,170.00 | |||||||
2-Oct | $ 400.00 | $ 1,570.00 | |||||||
5-Oct | $ 3,980.00 | $ 5,550.00 | |||||||
9-Oct | $ 320.00 | $ 5,870.00 | |||||||
13-Oct | $ 1,420.00 | $ 7,290.00 | |||||||
14-Oct | $ 2,940.00 | $ 10,230.00 | |||||||
17-Oct | $ 1,890.00 | $ 12,120.00 | |||||||
24-Oct | $ 3,880.00 | $ 16,000.00 | |||||||
29-Oct | $ 310.00 | $ 16,310.00 | |||||||
31-Oct | $ 1,800.00 | $ 18,110.00 | |||||||
2) | Accounts Payable Subsidiary Ledger | ||||||||
Executive Office Supply Company | |||||||||
Date | Item | Post Ref | Debit | Credit | Balance | ||||
1-Oct | Balance | $ 390.00 | |||||||
9-Oct | P30 | $ 320.00 | $ 710.00 | ||||||
29-Oct | P30 | $ 310.00 | $ 1,020.00 | ||||||
Meade Co. | |||||||||
Date | Item | Post Ref | Debit | Credit | Balance | ||||
1-Oct | Balance | $ 780.00 | |||||||
2-Oct | P30 | $ 400.00 | $ 1,180.00 | ||||||
Omni Co. | |||||||||
Date | Item | Post Ref | Debit | Credit | Balance | ||||
14-Oct | $ 2,940.00 | $ 2,940.00 | |||||||
24-Oct | $ 3,880.00 | $ 6,820.00 | |||||||
31-Oct | $ 1,800.00 | $ 8,620.00 | |||||||
Peach Computer Company | |||||||||
Date | Item | Post Ref | Debit | Credit | Balance | ||||
5-Oct | $ 3,980.00 | $ 3,980.00 | |||||||
Yamura Co. | |||||||||
Date | Item | Post Ref | Debit | Credit | Balance | ||||
13-Oct | $ 1,420.00 | $ 1,420.00 | |||||||
17-Oct | $ 1,890.00 | $ 3,310.00 | |||||||
3 and 4) | |||||||||
Purchases Journal | |||||||||
Date | Amount Credited | Post Ref. | Accounts Payable (Cr) | Field supplies (Dr) | Office supplies (Dr) | Other Accounts (Dr) | Post Ref. | Amount | |
2-Oct | Meade Co. | $ 400.00 | $ 400.00 | ||||||
5-Oct | Peach Computer co. | $ 3,980.00 | $ 3,980.00 | ||||||
9-Oct | Executive Office Suply Co. | $ 320.00 | $ 320.00 | ||||||
13-Oct | Yamura Co. | $ 1,420.00 | $ 1,420.00 | ||||||
14-Oct | Omni Co. | $ 2,940.00 | $ 2,940.00 | ||||||
17-Oct | Yamura Co. | $ 1,890.00 | $ 1,890.00 | ||||||
24-Oct | Omni Co. | $ 3,880.00 | $ 3,880.00 | ||||||
29-Oct | Executive Office Suply Co. | $ 310.00 | $ 310.00 | ||||||
31-Oct | Omni Co. | $ 1,800.00 | |||||||
$ 16,940.00 | $ 10,130.00 | $ 1,030.00 | $ 3,980.00 | ||||||
Balance in Accounts Payable Subisidiary Ledger on 31st October | |||||||||
5a) | Executive Office Supply Co. | $ 1,020.00 | |||||||
Meade Co. | $ 1,180.00 | ||||||||
Peach Comuter Co. | $ 3,980.00 | ||||||||
Omni Co. | $ 8,620.00 | ||||||||
Yamura Co. | $ 3,310.00 | ||||||||
5b) | Balance in Accounts Payable | $ 18,110.00 | |||||||