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2. Recording business transactions

10 Equipment was purchased for USD 50,000; a note was given, to be paid in 30 days.
15 Purchased trucks for USD 150,000, paying USD 120,000 cash and giving a 60-day note to the dealer for USD
30,000.

July 18 Paid for supplies received and already used, USD 2,880.
23 Received USD 17,280 cash as service revenue.
27 Insurance expense for July was paid, USD 4,500.
30 Paid for gasoline and oil used by the truck in July, USD 576.
31 Billed customers for janitorial services rendered, USD 40,320.
31 Paid salaries for July, USD 51,840.
31 Paid utilities bills for July, USD 5,280.

31 Paid cash dividends, USD 9,600.
a. Prepare general ledger accounts for all of these accounts except Retained Earnings. The Retained Earnings
account has a beginning balance of zero and maintains this balance throughout the period.
b. Journalize the transactions given for July 2010 in the general journal.
c. Post the journal entries to ledger accounts.
d. Prepare a trial balance as of 2010 July 31.
Problem D Trim Lawn, Inc., is a lawn care company. Thus, the company earns its revenue from sending its
trucks to customers' residences and certain commercial establishments to care for lawns and shrubbery. Trim
Lawn's trial balance at the end of the first 11 months of the year follows:

TRIM LAWN, INC.
Trial Balance
2010 November 30
Acct.
No. Account Title Debits Credits
100 Cash $ 63,740
103 Accounts Receivable 88,600
150 Trucks 102,900
160 Office Furniture 8,400
200 Accounts Payable $ 33,600
300 Capital Stock 30,000
310 Retained Earnings, 2010 January 1 30,540
400 Service Revenue 371,010
505 Advertising Expense 18,300
506 Gas an d Oil Expense 21,900
507 Salaries Expense 65,850
511 Utilities Expense 2,310
515 Rent Expense 15,000
518 Supplies Expense 75,600
531 Entertainment Expense 2,550
$465,150 $465,150

Dec. 2 Paid rent for December, USD 3,000.
5 Paid the accounts payable of USD 33,600.
8 Paid advertising for December, USD 1,500.
10 Purchased a new office desk on account, USD 1,050.

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