Question

After the success of the company’s first two months, Santana Rey continues to operate Business Solutions. The November 30, 2019, unadjusted trial balance of Business Solutions (reflecting its transactions for October and November of 2019) follows.

 

No.	Account Title	Debit			Credit
101	Cash	$	38,564
106	Accounts receivable		13,318
126	Computer supplies		2,645
128	Prepaid insurance		2,100
131	Prepaid rent		3,220
163	Office equipment		8,700
164	Accumulated depreciation—Office equipment				$	0
167	Computer equipment		20,400
168	Accumulated depreciation—Computer equipment					0
201	Accounts payable					0
210	Wages payable					0
236	Unearned computer services revenue					0
307	Common stock					70,000
318	Retained earnings					0
319	Dividends		6,300
403	Computer services revenue					31,024
612	Depreciation expense—Office equipment		0
613	Depreciation expense—Computer equipment		0
623	Wages expense		2,450
637	Insurance expense		0
640	Rent expense		0
652	Computer supplies expense		0
655	Advertising expense		1,718
676	Mileage expense		654
677	Miscellaneous expenses		230
684	Repairs expense—Computer		725
	Totals	$	101,024		$	101,024

 

Business Solutions had the following transactions and events in December 2019.   

 

Dec.	2		Paid $970 cash to Hillside Mall for Business Solutions’ share of mall advertising costs.
	3		Paid $450 cash for minor repairs to the company’s computer.
	4		Received $4,050 cash from Alex’s Engineering Co. for the receivable from November.
	10		Paid cash to Lyn Addie for six days of work at the rate of $120 per day.
	14		Notified by Alex’s Engineering Co. that Business Solutions’ bid of $7,100 on a proposed project has been accepted. Alex’s paid a $1,500 cash advance to Business Solutions.
	15		Purchased $1,900 of computer supplies on credit from Harris Office Products.
	16		Sent a reminder to Gomez Co. to pay the fee for services recorded on November 8.
	20		Completed a project for Liu Corporation and received $6,575 cash.
	22–26		Took the week off for the holidays.
	28		Received $3,900 cash from Gomez Co. on its receivable.
	29		Reimbursed S. Rey for business automobile mileage (400 miles at $0.25 per mile).
	31		The company paid $1,100 cash in dividends.

 

The following additional facts are collected for use in making adjusting entries prior to preparing financial statements for the company’s first three months.
 

1. The December 31 inventory count of computer supplies shows $650 still available.

2. Three months have expired since the 12-month insurance premium was paid in advance.

3. As of December 31, Lyn Addie has not been paid for four days of work at $120 per day.

4. The computer system, acquired on October 1, is expected to have a four-year life with no salvage value.

5. The office equipment, acquired on October 1, is expected to have a five-year life with no salvage value.

6. Three of the four months' prepaid rent have expired.

 
Required:
1. Prepare journal entries to record each of the December transactions and events for Business Solutions.
2-a. Prepare adjusting entries to reflect a through f.
2-b. Post the journal entries to record each of the December transactions from Requirement 1 and adjusting entries from Requirement 2A.  After completing Requirement 7, post the closing entries to the general ledger accounts.
3. Prepare an adjusted trial balance as of December 31, 2019.
4. Prepare an income statement for the three months ended December 31, 2019.
5. Prepare a statement of retained earnings for the three months ended December 31, 2019.
6. Prepare a balance sheet as of December 31, 2019.
7. Record the necessary closing entries as of December 31, 2019 and then post the closing entries to the general ledger in Requirement 2B.
8. Prepare a post-closing trial balance as of December 31, 2019.