Prepare a ledger using the three-column form of account


Question - Neosho River Resort, Inc. opened for business on June 1 with eight air-conditioned units. Its trial balance before adjustment on August 31 is as follows.

NEOSHO RIVER RESORT, INC. Trial Balance August 31, 2008

Account Number


Debit

Credit

101

Cash

$19,600


126

Supplies

3,300


130

Prepaid Insurance

6,000


140

Land

25,000


143

Cottages

125,000


149

Furniture

26,000


201

Accounts Payable


$6,500

208

Unearned Rent


7,400

275

Mortgage Payable


80,000

311

Common Stock


100,000

332

Dividends

5,000


429

Rent Revenue


80,000

622

Repair Expense

3,600


726

Salaries Expense

51,000


732

Utilities Expense

9,400




$273,900

$273,900

In addition to those accounts listed on the trial balance, the chart of accounts for Neosho River Resort also contains the following accounts and account numbers: No. 112 Accounts Receivable, No. 144 Accumulated Depreciation-Cottages, No. 150 Accumulated Depreciation-Furniture, No. 212 Salaries Payable, No. 230 Interest Payable, No. 320 Retained Earnings, No. 620 Depreciation Expense-Cottages, No. 621 Depreciation Expense-Furniture, No. 631 Supplies Expense, No. 718 Interest Expense, and No. 722 Insurance Expense.

Other data:

1. Insurance expires at the rate of $400 per month.

2. A count on August 31 shows $600 of supplies on hand.

3. Annual depreciation is $6,000 on cottages and $2,400 on furniture.

4. Unearned rent of $4,100 was earned prior to August 31.

5. Salaries of $400 were unpaid at August 31.

6. Rentals of $1,000 were due from tenants at August 31. (Use Accounts Receivable.)

7. The mortgage interest rate is 9% per year. (The mortgage was taken out on August 1.)

Instructions -

(a) Journalize the adjusting entries on August 31 for the 3-month period June 1-August 31.

(b) Prepare a ledger using the three-column form of account. Enter the trial balance amounts and post the adjusting entries. (Use J1 as the posting reference.)

(c) Prepare an adjusted trial balance on August 31.

(d) Prepare an income statement and a retained earnings statement for the 3 months ending August 31 and a balance sheet as of August 31.

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