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Question: Kelly Pitney began her consulting business, Kelly Consulting, on April 1, 2018. The accounting cy…

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Kelly Pitney began her consulting business, Kelly Consulting, on
April 1, 2018. The accounting cycle for Kelly Consulting for April,
including financial statements, was illustrated in this chapter.
During May, Kelly Consulting entered into the following
transactions:

May 3 Received cash from clients as an
advance payment for services to be provided and recorded it as
unearned fees, $4,500.
5 Received cash from clients on
account, $2,450.
9 Paid cash for a newspaper
advertisement, $225.
13 Paid Office Station Co. for part of
the debt incurred on April 5, $640.
15 Recorded services provided on
account for the period May 1–15, $9,180.
16 Paid part-time receptionist for two
weeks’ salary including the amount owed on April 30, $750.
17 Recorded cash from cash clients for
fees earned during the period May 1–16, $8,360.

Record the following transactions on Page 6 of the
journal:

May 20 Purchased supplies on account,
$735.
21 Recorded services provided on
account for the period May 16–20, $4,820.
25 Recorded cash from cash clients for
fees earned for the period May 17–23, $7,900.
27 Received cash from clients on
account, $9,520.
28 Paid part-time receptionist for two
weeks’ salary, $750.
30 Paid telephone bill for May,
$260.
31 Paid electricity bill for May,
$810.
31 Recorded cash from cash clients for
fees earned for the period May 26–31, $3,300.
31 Recorded services provided on
account for the remainder of May, $2,650.
31 Paid dividends, $10,500.
Required:
1. The chart of accounts is shown
in a separate panel and the post-closing trial balance as of April
30, 2018, is shown below.

A. Download the spreadsheet in the
Ledger panel and save the Excel file to your computer. Be
sure to save your work in Excel as it will be used to complete the
following steps in Part 1 of this problem as well as steps in Part
2 of this problem.
Your input into the spreadsheet will
not be included in your grade in CengageNOW on this problem. For
each account in the post-closing trial balance, enter the balance
in the appropriate Balance column of the four-column account. Date
the balances May 1, enter Balance in the Item column and select a
check mark in the Posting Reference column.
B. Journalize each of the May
transactions in the two-column journal starting on Page 5 of the
journal. Refer to the Chart of Accounts for exact wording of
account titles. (Do not insert the account numbers in the journal
at this time.)
2. Post the journal entries on
pages 5 and 6 of the journal to the ledger of four-column accounts.
Enter the appropriate Posting References in the journal and the
ledger. No entry is necessary in the item column.
3. Prepare an unadjusted trial
balance.
4. At the end of May, the
following adjustment data were assembled. Analyze and use these
data to complete parts (5) and (6).

• Insurance expired during May is
$275.
• Supplies on hand on May 31 are
$715.
• Depreciation of office equipment
for May is $330.
• Accrued receptionist salary on May
31 is $325.
• Rent expired during May is
$1,600.
• Unearned fees on May 31 are
$3,210.
5. (Optional) On your own paper or
spreadsheet, enter the unadjusted trial balance on a 10-column
end-of-period spreadsheet (work sheet), and complete the
spreadsheet.
6.
A. Journalize the adjusting
entries on Page 7 of the journal. Refer to the Chart of Accounts
for exact wording of account titles.
B. Post the adjusting entries to
the ledger. Enter the appropriate Posting References in the journal
and the ledger. No entry is necessary in the item column.
7. Prepare an adjusted trial
balance.

Kelly Consulting

POST-CLOSING TRIAL BALANCE

April 30, 2018

ACCOUNT
TITLE
DEBIT CREDIT

1

Cash

22,100.00

2

Accounts Receivable

3,400.00

3

Supplies

1,350.00

4

Prepaid Rent

3,200.00

5

Prepaid Insurance

1,500.00

6

Office Equipment

14,500.00

7

Accumulated Depreciation

330.00

8

Accounts Payable

800.00

9

Salaries Payable

120.00

10

Unearned Fees

2,500.00

11

Common Stock

30,000.00

12

Retained Earnings

12,300.00

13

Dividends

14

Income Summary

15

Totals

46,050.00

46,050.00

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