Pennington Company has a balance in its Accounts Payable control account of $8,721 on January 1, 2014.
The subsidiary ledger contains three accounts:
Hale Company, balance $2,572;
Janish Company, balance $1,685; and Valdez Company.
During January, the following payable-related transactions occurred.
What is the January 31 balance in the control account?
Purchases Payments Returns
Hale Company $6,968 $5,717 $ -0-
Janish Company 5,075 1,685 3,133
Valdez Company 6,677 6,319 -0