Question: Boilermaker House Painting Company incurs the following transactions for September.
1. Paint houses in the current month for $15,000 on account.
2. Purchase painting equipment for $16,000 cash.
3. Purchase office supplies on account for $2,500.
4. Pay workers' salaries of $3,200 for the current month.
5. Purchase advertising to appear in the current month for $1,200 cash.
6. Pay office rent of $4,400 for the current month.
7. Receive $10,000 from customers in (1) above.
8. Receive cash of $5,000 in advance from a customer who plans to have his house painted in the following month.
Required: 1. Record each transaction. Boilermaker uses the following accounts: Cash, Accounts Receivable, Supplies, Equipment, Accounts Payable, Unearned Revenue, Common Stock, Retained Earnings, Service Revenue, Salaries Expense, Advertising Expense, and Rent Expense.
2. Post each transaction to T-accounts and compute the ending balance of each account. At the beginning of September, the company had the following account balances: Cash, $21,100; Accounts Receivable, $1,200; Supplies, $400; Equipment, $6,400; Accounts Payable, $1,100; Common Stock, $20,000; Retained Earnings, $8,000. All other accounts had a beginning balance of zero.
3. After calculating the ending balance of each account, prepare a trial balance.