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  • Jan 29, 2009, 03:59 PM
    aholt03
    Trial Balance
    I have a few questions that rely on adding additional data to a trial balance. Some of the questions I think I have correct but it won't equal out.

    Trial Balance
    November 30.2007

    Cash 12,200
    A/R 16,300
    Allowance for Doubtful Accounts 200
    Inventoyr-12/1/06 14,175
    Unexpired Insurance 660
    Supplies on Hand 265
    Land 18,000
    Building 22,000
    Accumulated Depr.-Building 6000
    Office Equip 6800
    Accum. Depr-Office Equipment 2100
    A/P 11400
    Mortg Payable 9000
    Capital Stock 40000
    Retained Earnings 2200
    Dividends 8000
    Sales 172000
    Sales Returns and Allowances 600
    Sales Discounts 2700
    Purchases 109800
    Purchase Returns and Allowances 1200
    Purchase Discounts 2300
    Transportation-IN 900
    Salaries Expense 23000
    Travel Expense 5200
    Office Expense 1300
    Professional Fee Expense 2500
    Telephone Expense 1200
    Building Repair Expense 800

    Total 246,400/246,400


    a. The Allowance for Doubtful Accounts should be increased by $400
    b. Merchandise Inventory at November 30, 2007,was $16,200.
    c. Unexpired Insurance on November 30,2007, amounted to $440.
    d. Supplies on Hand Nov 30, 2007, $120
    e. Building depreciation is calculated at 5% per year
    f. Office depreciation is calculated at 10% per year
    g. Salaries accrued at Nov 30, 2007 are $400

    Additional entries that are blank are bad debt expense,inventory expense,insurance expense,supplies expense, dep. Exp-building, and dep. Exp-equipment.

    These are the answers I have that may or may not be correct.

    a.D-bad debt expense 400
    C-allowance for doubtful accounts 400

    b.D-inventory expense 2025
    C-Inventory 2025

    c.D-insurance expense 220
    C-Prepaid Insurance 220

    d. D-supplies expense 145
    C-Supplies on hand 145

    g. D-Salaries expense 400
    C-Unpaid Salaries 400-which was also an item that was blank

    Please help! It's not even. I don't understand the depreciation at all.
  • Jan 29, 2009, 04:16 PM
    Cynthia514

    Building depreciation is calculated at 5% per year
    With this information, we can assume they use the straight-line method. What you can do with this is that multiply the cost of your buliding by 5% and debit it to depreciate expense and credit to accumulated depreciation - building. We'll have the same amount at the end of each period, let say, year end.
    For this part "Merchandise inventory 12/1/06" I want to ask you if it was 06 or 07 for the yeaar?
  • Jan 30, 2009, 08:49 AM
    aholt03
    Inventory here is 2006 and I have to calculate it for Nov 07
  • Jan 30, 2009, 09:40 AM
    aholt03
    Thanks for your help. It equals out now!! Now I have to figure out an income statement using this info.

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