On April 1 2017 Jiro Nozomi created a new travel agency Adve
On April 1, 2017, Jiro Nozomi created a new travel agency, Adventure Travel. The following transactions occurred during the company’s first month.
   
  
 The company\'s chart of accounts follows:
  
 Use the following information:
Two-thirds (or $133) of one month’s insurance coverage has expired.
At the end of the month, $600 of office supplies are still available.
This month’s depreciation on the computer equipment is $500.
Employees earned $420 of unpaid and unrecorded salaries as of month-end.
The company earned $1,750 of commissions that are not yet billed at month-end.
  
 Required:
 1. & 2. Prepare journal entries to record the transactions for April and post them to the ledger accounts in Requirement 6b. The company records prepaid and unearned items in balance sheet accounts.
 3. Using account balances from Requirement 6b, prepare an unadjusted trial balance as of April 30.
 4. Journalize and post the adjusting entries for the month and prepare the adjusted trial balance.
 5a. Prepare the income statement for the month of April 30, 2017.
 5b. Prepare the statement of retained earnings for the month of April 30, 2017.
 5c. Prepare the balance sheet at April 30, 2017.
 6a. Prepare journal entries to close the temporary accounts and then post to Requirement 6b.
 6b. Post the journal entries to the ledger.
 7. Prepare a post-closing trial balance.
Using adjusted account balances from Requirement 6b, prepare an adjusted trial balance as of April 30.
| April | 1 | Nozomi invested $30,000 cash and computer equipment worth $20,000 in the company in exchange for common stock. | ||
| 2 | The company rented furnished office space by paying $1,800 cash for the first month\'s (April) rent. | |||
| 3 | The company purchased $1,000 of office supplies for cash. | |||
| 10 | The company paid $2,400 cash for the premium on a 12-month insurance policy. Coverage begins on April 11. | |||
| 14 | The company paid $1,600 cash for two weeks\' salaries earned by employees. | |||
| 24 | The company collected $8,000 cash on commissions from airlines on tickets obtained for customers. | |||
| 28 | The company paid $1,600 cash for two weeks\' salaries earned by employees. | |||
| 29 | The company paid $350 cash for minor repairs to the company\'s computer. | |||
| 30 | The company paid $750 cash for this month\'s telephone bill. | |||
| 30 | The company paid $1,500 cash in dividends. | 
Solution
Journal entries
Ledger accounts
| Date | Particulars | L.F | Amount ($) | Amount ($) | |
| Apr-01 | Cash | 30,000 | |||
| Computer equipment | 20,000 | ||||
| Common Stock | 50,000 | ||||
| (For cash and equipment invested) | |||||
| Apr-02 | Rent Expense | 1,800 | |||
| cash | 1,800 | ||||
| (for rent paid for april) | |||||
| Apr-03 | Office Supplies | 1,000 | |||
| cash | 1,000 | ||||
| (For office supplies purchased) | |||||
| Apr-10 | Prepaid Insurance | 2,400 | |||
| Cash | 2,400 | ||||
| (For insurance premium for 12 months paid in advance) | |||||
| Apr-14 | Salaries expense | 1,600 | |||
| cash | 1,600 | ||||
| (for 2 weeks salaries paid) | |||||
| Apr-24 | Cash | 8,000 | |||
| Commissions earned | 8,000 | ||||
| (For cash received for commissions earned) | |||||
| Apr-28 | Salaries expense | 1,600 | |||
| cash | 1,600 | ||||
| (for 2 weeks salaries paid) | |||||
| Apr-29 | Repairs Expense | 350 | |||
| cash | 350 | ||||
| (for cash paid for computer repair) | |||||
| Apr-30 | Telephone expense | 750 | |||
| cash | 750 | ||||
| (For cash paid for telephone expense) | |||||
| Apr-30 | Dividends | 1,500 | |||
| cash | 1,500 | ||||
| (For cash paid for dividends) | |||||
| Adjusting Entries: | |||||
| a. | Apr-30 | Insurance expense | 133 | ||
| Prepaid Insurance | 133 | ||||
| (For Insurnace for 30 days expired) | |||||
| b. | Apr-30 | Supplies Expense | 400 | ||
| Office Supplies | 400 | ||||
| (for office supplies expensed) | |||||
| c. | Apr-30 | Depreciation exp-Office Equipment | 500 | ||
| Accumulated dep-Office Equipment | 500 | ||||
| (For equipment depreciated) | |||||
| d. | Apr-30 | Salaries expense | 420 | ||
| Salaries payable | 420 | ||||
| (For salaries earned) | |||||
| e. | Apr-30 | Account Receivable | 1,750 | ||
| Commission Earned | 1,750 | ||||
| (for commission eraned but not billed) | |||||
| Closing Entries | |||||
| Date | Particulars | L.F | Debit | Credit | |
| $ | $ | ||||
| Apr-30 | Commission earned | 9,750 | |||
| Income summary | 9,750 | ||||
| (For income closing balances recorded) | |||||
| Apr-30 | Income summary | 7,553 | |||
| Salary Expense | 3,620 | ||||
| Rent Expense | 1,800 | ||||
| Insurance expense | 133 | ||||
| Supplies expense | 400 | ||||
| Telephone expense | 750 | ||||
| Repair expense | 350 | ||||
| Depreciation-Equipment | 500 | ||||
| (For expenses closing balances recorded) | |||||
| Apr-30 | Income summary | 2,197 | |||
| Retained Earnings | 2,197 | ||||
| (For income summary close to retained earnings account) | |||||
| Apr-30 | Retained earnings | 1,500 | |||
| Dividends | 1,500 | ||||
| (For dividends transferred to retained earnings account) | 



