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  • Oct 6, 2011, 08:11 AM
    Imhiding
    My trial balnce is off by $19,500. Please explain where I went wrong?
    Cash-$30,000, Inv.-$34,000, Land-$20,000, Bldg-$165,000 & Equip,-$13,500 w/$6,000 equipment assumed by company. The previous amount was in exchange for Capital Stock.

    Merchandise cost $52,000 - sold for $32,000 -cash$20,000 and $32,00 within 30 days. Journaled CASH-$32,000, AR-$$32,00, Sales Rev-$52,000, COGS-$32,000 & Inv.-$32,000.
    Note pd. Of $6,000 +$500 Int.-Journaled: Notes Payable $6,000, Int. Payable-$500 & CASH-$6,000.
    Merchandise purchased$14,000, w/$6,000 cash & issued note $8,000. Journaled: Inv. $14,000, CASH-$6000 & Notes Pay.-$8,000.
    $6,000 cash & $6,000 Cap. Stock was exchanged for $12,000 in office equip. Journaled Office Equip-$12,000, CASH-$6,000 & Cap Stock - $6,000.
    A truck $25,000 w/$5,000 and a 1 yr note. Journaled Truck-$25,000, Cash-$5,000 & Notes Pay-$20,000.
    Trial Balance"
    CASH-$27,000
    AR-$32,000
    Inv-$66,000
    Land-$20,000
    Bldg-$165,000
    Equip-$13,500
    Office Equip-$12,000
    Truck-$25,000
    Notes Payable-$28,000
    Capital Stock-$268,500
    COGS-$32,000
    Int Exp-$500

    Total Debit-$361,000 - Credit-$380,500 difference- $19,500 Credit.

    I think my mistake is how I journaled. What it sounds like to me is that the 2 of the $6,000 - either Cash or Notes Payable or both $6,000 Cash is the problem and the transaction of in exchange of receiving Cap stock - equip worth $13,500 w/ $6,000 assumed by the company -lft remaining $7,500. If you add $6,000 & $6,000 & $7,500 - you get $19,500 which is the difference.

    I am confused of with debit & Credit - can you elaborate the difference and why I went wrong?

    Thanks
  • Oct 6, 2011, 11:42 AM
    pready
    Transaction #1 sold merchandise does not make sense. Was the sale for $52,000 and the cost of merchandise $32,000 or was the amount reversed. It looks like the merhcandise cost $32,000 and the sale was for $52,000 with $20,000 paid in cash and the rest due within 30 days.

    The sale would be recorded as:
    Debit Cash for 20,000
    Debit Accounts Receivable for 32,000
    Credit Sales Revenue for 52,000

    The cost of merchandise sold will be:
    Debit Cost of Goods Sold for 32,000
    Credit Inventory for 32,000

    For Transaction #2 paid on a note the journal entry will be:
    Debit Notes Payable for 6,000
    Debit Interest Expense for 500
    Credit Cash for 6,500

    The other transactions look correct.

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