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The trial balance of Pacilio Security Services Inc. as of January 1. 2018. had the followi...

The trial balance of Pacilio Security Services Inc. as of January 1. 2018. had the following normal balances:

Cash

$93,708

Petty cash

100

Accounts receivable

22,540

Allowance for doubtful accounts

1,334

Supplies

250

Prepaid rent

3,600

Merchandise inventory (18 @ $285)

5,130

Land

4,000

Salaries payable

2,100

Common stock

50,000

Retained earnings

75,894

During 2018 Pacilio Security Services experienced the following transactions:

1. Paid the salaries payable from 2017.

2. Purchased equipment and a van for a lump sum of $36,000 cash on January 2, 2018. The equipment was appraised for $10,000 and the van was appraised for $30,000.

3. Paid $9,000 on May 1, 2018, for one year’s office rent in advance.

4. Purchased $300 of supplies on account.

5. Purchased 120 alarm systems at a cost of $280 each. Paid cash for the purchase.

6. After numerous attempts to collect from customers, wrote off $2,350 of uncollectible accounts receivable.

7. Sold 115 alarm systems for $580 each. All sales were on account. (Be sure to compute cost of goods sold using the FIFO cost flow method.)

8. Billed $86,000 of monitoring services for the year. Credit card sales amounted to $36,000, and the credit card company charged a 4 percent fee. The remaining $50,000 were sales on account.

9. Replenished the petty cash fund on June 30. The fund had $12 cash and receipts of $45 for yard mowing, $28 for office supplies expense, and $11 for miscellaneous expenses.

10. Collected the amount due from the credit card company.

11. Paid installers and other employees a total of $52,000 cash for salaries.

12. Collected $115,500 of accounts receivable during the year.

13. Paid $12,500 of advertising expense during the year.

14. Paid $6,800 of utilities expense for the year.

15. Sold the land, which was purchased in 2011, for $12,000.

16. Paid the accounts payable.

17. Paid a dividend of $10,000 to the shareholders.

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