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Analyzing, Recording, Posting and Trial Balance: Normal Balance of Accounts
Analyzing, Recording, Posting and Trial Balance: Normal Balance of Accounts
Analyzing, Recording, Posting and Trial Balance: Normal Balance of Accounts
Some general rules about debiting and crediting the accounts are:
Expense accounts are debited and have debit balances
Revenue accounts are credited and have credit balances
Asset accounts normally have debit balances
To increase an asset account, debit the account
To decrease an asset account, credit the account
Liability accounts normally have credit balances
To increase a liability account, credit the account
To decrease a liability account, debit the account
Income
Accounting software frequently includes sample charts of accounts for various types of businesses. It is
expected that a company will expand and/or modify these sample charts of accounts so that the specific needs
of the company are met. Once a business is up and running and transactions are routinely being recorded, the
company may add more accounts or delete accounts that are never used.
8. A form of statement that lists the titles and balances of ledger accounts at a given date is known as:
a. Balance sheet
b. Income statement
c. Trial balance
d. Statement of retained earnings
9. The trial balance in which total debits equal total credits provides a proof that:
a. The ledger is in balance
b. The transactions have been correctly analyzed and recorded in proper accounts
c. The correct debit and credit balances have been computed for each account
d. No transaction has been completely omitted during the posting process
12. Which of these is not included as a separate item in the basic accounting equation?
a. Assets
b. Liabilities
c. Capital
d. Revenue
13. The account format that displays debits, credits, balances and headings
a. General journal
b. General ledger
c. T-account
d. Ledger account
PROBLEM
Kareen Leon won a concession to rent out bicycles in the Burnham Park during the summer. During the month
of April, Leon completed the following transactions for her bicycle rental business:
REQUIRED:
1. Prepare the journal entries for the April transaction.
2. Set up the following ledger accounts and post all the journal entries:
Cash ; Accounts Receivable ; Supplies ; Container ; Bicycles ; Accounts Payable ; Leon, Capital ; Leon,
Withdrawals ; Rental Revenues ; Wages Expense ; Maintenance Expense ; Repair Expense ;
Concession Fee Expense
3. Prepare a trial balance.
PROBLEM
During the month of February, the company completed the following transactions:
Feb 2 Paid the month's rent, P27,000
3 Received fees for this month's services, P65,000
4 Purchased supplies on account, P8,500
5 Paid for oil change on a service vehicle, P4,000
6 Ordered playground equipment, P100,000
8 Made payments on account, P17,000
9 Collected from customers on account, P120,000
10 Billed customers who had not yet paid for this month's services, P70,000
11 Paid for the supplies purchased on February 4
13 Received and paid for the playground equipment ordered on February 6, P100,000
17 Purchased equipment on account, P29,000
19 Paid this month's utility bill, P14,500
22 Received cash for one month's services from customers previously billed, P50,000
26 Paid salaries of staff, P46,000
27 Received statement of account for gas and oil used by the service vehicles during the month, P32,500
28 Made a cash withdrawal of P11,000
REQUIRED
1. Prepare the journal entries for the February transactions.
2. Post the entries to the ledger accounts. Be sure to make the appropriate posting references in the
journal and ledger as you post. The following are the other accounts used by the company:
130 Supplies
320 Ventic, Withdrawals
410 School Revenues
510 Salaries Expense
520 Rent Expense
530 Gas and Oil Expense
540 Utilities Expense
3. Prepare a trial balance as at February 28, 2019.