The Green Thumb Gardener is a retail store that sells plants,soil, and decorative pots. On December 31, 2019, the firm's generalledger contained the accounts and balances that appearbelow.
ACCOUNTS AND BALANCES |
Cash | $ | 6,200 | | Dr. | |
Accounts Receivable | | 3,100 | | Dr. | |
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts | | 57 | | Cr. | |
Merchandise Inventory | | 11,800 | | Dr. | |
Supplies | | 1,250 | | Dr. | |
Prepaid Advertising | | 900 | | Dr. | |
Store Equipment | | 8,400 | | Dr. | |
Accumulated Depreciation—Store Equipment | | 1,550 | | Cr. | |
Office Equipment | | 1,900 | | Dr. | |
Accumulated Depreciation—Office Equipment | | 330 | | Cr. | |
Accounts Payable | | 2,675 | | Cr. | |
Social Security Tax Payable | | 480 | | Cr. | |
Medicare Tax Payable | | 93 | | Cr. | |
Federal Unemployment Tax Payable | | | | | |
State Unemployment Tax Payable | | | | | |
Salaries Payable | | | | | |
Beth Argo, Capital | | 27,947 | | Cr. | |
Beth Argo, Drawing | | 20,500 | | Dr. | |
Sales | | 92,548 | | Cr. | |
Sales Returns and Allowances | | 1,150 | | Dr. | |
Purchases | | 47,900 | | Dr. | |
Purchases Returns and Allowances | | 480 | | Cr. | |
Rent Expense | | 6,500 | | Dr. | |
Telephone Expense | | 640 | | Dr. | |
Salaries Expense | | 14,600 | | Dr. | |
Payroll Taxes Expense | | 1,320 | | Dr. | |
Income Summary | | | | | |
Supplies Expense | | | | | |
Advertising Expense | | | | | |
Depreciation Expense—Store Equipment | | | | | |
Depreciation Expense—Office Equipment | | | | | |
Uncollectible Accounts Expense | | | | | |
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ADJUSTMENTS
a.–b. Merchandise inventory on December 31,2019, is $12,821.
- During 2019, the firm had net credit sales of $40,000; the firmestimates that 0.7 percent of these sales will result inuncollectible accounts.
- On December 31, 2019, an inventory of the supplies showed thatitems costing $300 were on hand.
- On October 1, 2019, the firm signed a six-month advertisingcontract for $900 with a local newspaper and paid the full amountin advance.
- On January 2, 2018, the firm purchased store equipment for$8,400. At that time, the equipment was estimated to have a usefullife of five years and a salvage value of $650.
- On January 2, 2018, the firm purchased office equipment for$1,900. At that time, the equipment was estimated to have a usefullife of five years and a salvage value of $250.
- On December 31, 2019, the firm owed salaries of $1,880 thatwill not be paid until 2020.
- On December 31, 2019, the firm owed the employer’s socialsecurity tax (assume 6.2 percent) and Medicare tax (assume 1.45percent) on the entire $1,880 of accrued wages.
- On December 31, 2019, the firm owed federal unemployment tax(assume 0.6 percent) and state unemployment tax (assume 5.4percent) on the entire $1,880 of accrued wages.
Required:
- Prepare the Trial Balance section of a 10-columnworksheet. The worksheet covers the year ended December 31,2019.
- Enter the adjustments above in the Adjustments section of theworksheet.
- Complete the worksheet.
Analyze:
By what amount were the assets of the business affected byadjustments?