Accounting Principles

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Stevens Realty

Reviewing the Accounting Cycle Twice

This comprehensive problem requires you to complete the accounting cycle for Stevens Realty twice. This will allow you to review Chapters 1 to 4, while reinforcing the relationships among all parts of the accounting cycle. By completing two cycles, you will see how the ending June balances in the ledger are used to accumulate data in July.

First, examine the chart of accounts for Stevens Realty (attached).

On June 1 John Stevens opened a real estate office in Hamilton called Stevens Realty. The following transactions were completed for the month of June.

2009

June 1 John Stevens invested $9,000 cash in the real estate agency along with

$4,000 worth of office equipment.

1 Rented office space and paid three months’ rent in advance, $3,000,

cheque 601.

2 Bought a company automobile on account.

4 Purchased office supplies. Wrote cheque 603, $300.

5 Purchased additional office supplies on account, $150.

6 Sold a house and collected a $6,000 commission.

8 Paid gas bill for car, $22. Cheque 604.

15 Paid the salary of the part-time office secretary, $350. Cheque 605.

17 Sold a building lot and earned a commission, $6,500. Payment is to be

received on July 8.

20 John Stevens withdrew $1,000 from the business to pay personal

expenses. Cheque 606.

21 Sold a house and collected a $3,500 commission.

22 Paid gas bill for car. $25. Cheque 607.

24 Paid $600 to repair automobile. Cheque 608.

30 Paid the salary of the part-time office secretary, $350. Cheque 609.

30 Paid the June telephone bill, $510. Cheque 610.

30 Received advertising bill for June, $1,200. The bill is to be paid on

July 2.

Required Work for June

1. Journalize transactions and post to ledger accounts.

2. Prepare a trial balance in the first two columns of the worksheet and complete

the worksheet using the following adjustment data:

a.One month’s rent had expired

b.An inventory shows $50 worth of office supplies remaining

c.Amortization on office equipment, $100

d.Amortization on automobile, $200

3. Prepare a June income statement, statement of owner’s equity, and balance sheet.

4. From the worksheet, journalize and post adjusting and closing entries (page 3

of journal).

5. Prepare a post-closing trial balance.

During July, Stevens Realty completed these transactions:

2009

July 2 Purchased additional office supplies on account, $700.

3 Paid advertising bill for June. Cheque 612.

4 Sold a house and collected a commission, $6,600.

6 Paid for gas for car, $29. Cheque 613.

8 Collected commission from sale of building lot on June 17.

12 Paid $300 to send employees to realtor’s workshop. Cheque 614.

15 Paid the salary of the part-time office secretary, $350. Cheque 615.

17 Sold a house and earned a commission of $2,400. Commission to be

received on August 10.

18 Sold a building lot and collected a commission of $7,000.

22 Sent a cheque for $40 to help sponsor a local road race to aid the poor.

(This is not to be considered an advertising expense, but it is a business

expense.) Cheque 616.

24 Paid for repairs to automobile, $590. Cheque 617.

28 John Stevens withdrew $1,800 from the business to pay personal expenses.

Cheque 618.

30 Paid the salary of the part-time office secretary, $350. Cheque 619.

30 Paid the July telephone bill, $236. Cheque 620.

30 Advertising bill for July was received, $1,400. The bill is to be paid in

August.

Required Work for July

1. Journalize transactions in a general journal (pages 4 and 5) and post to ledger

accounts.

2. Prepare a trial balance in the first two columns of the worksheet and complete

the worksheet using the following adjustment data:

a. One month’s rent had expired.

b. An inventory shows $90 worth of office supplies remaining.

c. Amortization on office equipment, $100

d. Amortization on automobile, $200

3. Prepare a July income statement, statement of owner’s equity, and balance

sheet.

4. From the worksheet, journalize and post adjusting and closing entries (page

6 of journal).

5. Prepare a post-closing trial balance

Stevens Realty

Chart of Accounts

Assets

111 Cash

112 Accounts Receivable

114 Prepaid Rent

115 Office Supplies

121 Office Equipment

122 Accumulated Amortization,

Office Equipment

123 Automobile

124 Accumulated Amortization,

Automobile

Liabilities

211 Accounts Payable

212 Salaries Payable

Owner’s Equity

311 John Stevens, Capital

312 John Stevens, Withdrawals

313 Income Summary

Revenue

411 Commissions Earned

Expenses

511 Rent Expense

512 Salaries Expense

513 Gas Expense

514 Repairs Expense

515 Telephone Expense

516 Advertising Expense

517 Office Supplies Expense

518 Amortization Expense,

Office Equipment

519 Amortization Expense,

Automobile

524 Miscellaneous Expense