Question

Use the following TRANSACTIONS AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION to complete the General Journal, Ledger, Worksheet and Financial Statements for the first month of operations for The Golf Club. Use the Perpetual Inventory method as discussed in class for all sales of merchandise.

TRANSACTION #	DATE	TRANSACTION DESCRIPTION
1	Sept 1	At the beginning of September, three brothers organized The Golf Club by contributing $60,000 each to begin the new business in exchange for shares of stock.
2	Sept 2	Signed a one-year lease on an existing golf club and golf course for The Golf Club and made a $45,000 advance payment for the first three month’s rent.
3	Sept 2	The Golf Club purchased the following fixed assets, paying 20% down and giving a two-year, 6% APR, note for the balance. Principle and interest are due at maturity. Furniture………………..$18,300 Fixtures…………………$5,100 Equipment……………...$79,200                                       $102,600
4	Sept 3	Purchased a 6-month insurance policy on The Golf Club and its contents and paid the premium of $3,600 in advance.
5	Sept 3	Purchased office supplies for $675 on an open account from Kelli’s Office Supplies. The Golf Club has 30 days to pay for the supplies.
6	Sept 3	Purchased on account a total of 100 shirts with an embroidered Golf Club logo from C & C Creations at a price of $12 per shirt. These shirts are available for resale to customers.
7	Sept 3	Purchased concessions for $4,200 from Delta Distributing, Inc. These concessions consist of energy drinks, chips, crackers, nuts etc., and are available for resale to customers. The Golf Club paid 30% down and put the balance on account.
8	Sept 3	Sold 75, twelve-month memberships to The Golf Club for $2,250 each. All membership dues were collected in cash.
9	Sept 3	Purchased a 6-month maintenance contract with Larry’s Landscaping to provide grounds maintenance. Paid $7,200 in advance for this service.
10	Sept 5	Provided 50 hours of golf lessons to members. Fees are charged at a rate of $60/hour. Of these fees, $650 was collected in cash and the balance was billed to individual member’s accounts.
11	Sept 6	Received a bill for $400 from The Golf Club’s attorney for legal services rendered.
12	Sept 8	Sold 44 shirts to a corporate member, Allen & Associates for $21.50 each. Collected $430 in cash and the balance is owed to The Golf Club on account.
13	Sept 14	Purchased an additional $250 in office supplies on open account from Kelli’s Office Supplies.
14	Sept 15	Paid wages and salaries of $3,100 to Golf Club employees.
15	Sept 15	Sold 25, twelve-month memberships to the club for $2,250 each. Collected the dues in cash.
16	Sept 15	The concessions stand reported sales of merchandise for $5,200 for the first half of the month. The concessions that were sold had an original cost of $2,800. All of these transactions were billed directly to each member’s account.
17	Sept 16	Purchased additional concessions for $1,800 from Delta Distributing on open account.
18	Sept 18	Paid the total amounts due to C&C Creations, the Golf Club’s attorney and Kelli’s Office Supplies.
19	Sept 19	Sold 36 shirts to individual customers for $30 each. Collected 30% in cash, the balance is owed to the Golf Club on account.
20	Sept 22	The Golf Club declared and paid a dividend of $1,000 to each shareholder.
21	Sept 26	Collected the balance of what was owed on account from Allen & Associates.
22	Sept 28	Received a utility bill that totaled $980 for the month. It is due Oct. 14.
23	Sept 30	Fees for golf lessons for the last half of September (billed to members accounts) = $4,680
24	Sept 30	Cash sales of shirts (8 @ $30 each) = $240
25	Sept 30	Sales for concessions during the last half of September (20% collected in cash) = $4,800 Cost of concessions sold from September 16-30 = $2,400
26	Sept 30	Cash received during September for services billed to member’s accounts = $4,400
27	Sept 30	Cash received for visitor’s greens fees (fee to play the golf course) = $1,250
28	Sept 30	Purchased additional fixtures for the golf club totaling $2,650. The total amount was paid in cash.

1. Depreciation expense for the month of September should be calculated using the straight-line method with the following useful lives (no salvage value is anticipated. If necessary, round to the nearest whole dollar):

                                    Furniture                       5 years

                                    Fixtures                        5 years

                                    Equipment                    3 years                                      

2. At the end of the month, a physical count was taken of the Golf Club’s assets, inventories and supplies. It revealed the following information:
3. Seven of the shirts for resale were on hand at September 30.
4. Concession merchandise still on hand as of September 30 amounted to $675.
5. Salaries earned by employees but unpaid at September 30 totaled $3,300

4.   There were $425 of Office Supplies still on hand as of September 30.

1. What are the journal entries for Transactions #1 and #2?

   	A.	Cash 60,000 Common Stock    60,000 Rent Expense 45,000 Cash    45,000
   	B.	Cash 180,000 Retained Earnings   180,000 Rent Expense 45,000 Cash   45,000
   	C.	Cash 60,000 Retained Earnings   60,000 Cash 45,000 Prepaid Rent   45,000
   	D.	Cash 180,000 Common Stock   180,000 Prepaid Rent 45,000 Cash   45,000

2. What are the journal entries for Transactions #3 and #4?

   	A.	Furniture 18,300 Fixtures 5,100 Equipment 79,200 Cash 20,520 Accounts Payable   82,080 Prepaid Insurance 3,600    Cash 3,600
   	B.	Furniture 18,300 Fixtures 5,100 Equipment 79,200 Cash    20,520 Note Payable 82,080 Prepaid Insurance 3,600    Cash 3,600
   	C.	Furniture 18,300 Fixtures 5,100 Equipment 79,200 Cash 20,520 Note Payable 82,080 Prepaid Insurance 21,600 Cash 21,600
   	D.	Furniture 18,300 Fixtures 5,100 Equipment 79,200 Interest Expense 4,925 Cash 20,520 Note Payable 82,080 Interest Expense 4,925 Prepaid Insurance 3,600 Cash 3,600

Answer 1

Solution 1:

journal entries for Transactions #1 and #2 is:

Cash	180,000
Common Stock	180,000
Prepaid Rent	45,000
Cash	45,000

Hence option D is correct.

Solution 2:

journal entries for Transactions #3 and #4 is:

Furniture	18,300
Fixtures	5,100
Equipment	79,200
Cash	20,520
Note Payable	82,080
Prepaid Insurance	3,600
Cash	3,600

Hence option B is correct,