In: Accounting
The following is the post-closing trial balance for the Whitlow Manufacturing Corporation as of December 31, 2017.
Account Title | Debits | Credits | ||||
Cash | 4,400 | |||||
Accounts receivable | 1,400 | |||||
Inventory | 4,400 | |||||
Equipment | 10,400 | |||||
Accumulated depreciation—equipment | 2,900 | |||||
Accounts payable | 2,400 | |||||
Common stock | 9,000 | |||||
Retained earnings | 6,300 | |||||
Sales revenue | 0 | |||||
Cost of goods sold | 0 | |||||
Salaries and wages expense | 0 | |||||
Rent expense | 0 | |||||
Advertising expense | 0 | |||||
Totals | 20,600 | 20,600 | ||||
The following transactions occurred during January 2018:
Jan. | 1 | Sold merchandise for cash, $2,900. The cost of the merchandise was $1,400. The company uses the perpetual inventory system. | ||
2 | Purchased equipment on account for $4,900 from the Strong Company. | |||
4 | Received a $200 bill from the local newspaper for an advertisement that appeared in the paper on January 2. | |||
8 | Sold merchandise on account for $4,400. The cost of the merchandise was $2,200. | |||
10 | Purchased merchandise on account for $9,200. | |||
13 | Purchased equipment for cash, $900. | |||
16 | Paid the entire amount due to the Strong Company. | |||
18 | Received $4,000 from customers on account. | |||
20 | Paid $900 to the owner of the building for January’s rent. | |||
30 | Paid employees $2,400 for salaries and wages for the month of January. | |||
31 | Paid a cash dividend of $900 to shareholders. |
Post the transactions into the appropriate T-accounts. (Enter the date of the transaction in the column next to the amount. Be sure to include beginning balances.)
T accounts to use
cash
accounts receivable
inventory
equipment
accumulated depreciation- equipment
accounts payable
common stock
retained earnings
sales revenue
COGS
rent expense
salaries and wages expense
advertising expense