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    Oct 25, 2011, 06:52 AM
    Accounting problem P3-6A
    This is the trial balance of Mimosa Company on September 30.
    MIMOSA COMPANY
    Trial Balance
    September 30, 2012
    Debit Credit
    Cash $ 8,200
    Accounts Receivable 2,600
    Supplies 2,100
    Equipment 8,000
    Accounts Payable $ 4,800
    Unearned Service Revenue 1,100
    Common Stock 15,000
    $20,900 $20,900
    The October transactions were as follows.
    Oct. 5 Received $1,300 in cash from customers for accounts receivable due.
    10 Billed customers for services performed $5,100.
    15 Paid employee salaries $1,200.
    17 Performed $600 of services for customers who paid in advance
    In August.
    20 Paid $1,900 to creditors for accounts payable due.
    29 Paid a $300 cash dividend.
    31 Paid utilities $400.
    Instructions
    (a) Prepare a general ledger using T accounts. Enter the opening balances in the ledger
    Accounts as of October 1. Provision should be made for these additional accounts:
    Dividends, Service Revenue, Salaries and Wages Expense, and Utilities Expense.
    (b) Journalize the transactions, including explanations.
    (c) Post to the ledger accounts.
    (d) Prepare a trial balance on October 31, 2012.
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    Oct 26, 2011, 07:51 AM
    The first thing you need to do is set-up your T accounts with your beginning account balances, then journalize your transactions, then post your transactions to your T accounts, then get your ending account balances for your T accounts, and finally prepare a Trial Balance from your T accounts.

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