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johnpk1217
Oct 14, 2008, 07:24 PM
Reporting Cash Basis versus Accrual Basis Income
Mostert Music Company had the following transactions in March:
a. sold instruments to customers for $10,000; received $6,000 in cash and the rest on account.
The cost of the instruments was $7,000.
b. Purchased $4,000 of new instruments inventory; paid $1,000 in cash and owed the rest on Account.
c. Paid $600 in wages for the month.
d. Received a $200 bill for utilities that will be paid in April.
e. Received $1,000 from customers as deposits on orders of new instruments to be sold to the Customers in April.

dianazen
Jun 8, 2009, 09:21 PM
Reporting Cash Basis versus Accrual Basis Income
Mostert Music Company had the following transactions in March:
a. sold instruments to customers for $10,000; received $6,000 in cash and the rest on account.
The cost of the instruments was $7,000.
b. Purchased $4,000 of new instruments inventory; paid $1,000 in cash and owed the rest on Account.
c. Paid $600 in wages for the month.
d. Received a $200 bill for utilities that will be paid in April.
e. Received $1,000 from customers as deposits on orders of new instruments to be sold to the Customers in April.

pready
Jun 9, 2009, 09:03 PM
Cash basis accounting you only do journal entries when cash is received or spent.

In Accrual basis accounting all your listed transactions require journal entries.