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Preparing Financial Statements and Closing Entries of a Profitable CompanyGarden Wizards p...

Preparing Financial Statements and Closing Entries of a Profitable Company

Garden Wizards provides gardening services to both commercial and residential customers. The company performs adjusting entries on a monthly basis, whereas closing entries are prepared annually at December 31. An adjusted trial balance dated December 31,2011, follows.

GARDEN WIZARDS

ADJUSTED TRIAL BALANCE

DECEMBER 31 , 2011

 

Debits

Credits

Cash

$ 27,800

 

Accounts receivable

4,300

 

Unexpired insurance

8,700

 

Prepaid rent

3,200

 

Supplies

1,400

 

Trucks

140,000

 

Accumulated depreciation

 

$ 75,000

Equipment

28,000

 

Accumulated depreciation: equipment

 

14,000

Accounts payable

 

2,200

Notes payable

 

38,000

Salaries payable

 

900

Interest payable

 

300

Income taxes payable

 

1,700

Uneamed service revenue

 

2,000

Capital stock

 

18,000

Retained earnings

 

21,000

Dividends

3,300

 

Service revenue earned

 

194,000

Insurance expense

1,800

 

Office rent expense

28,000

 

Supplies expense

5,600

 

Salary expense

72,000

 

Depreciation expense: trucks

16,000

 

Depreciation expense: equipment

4,000

 

Repair and maintenance expense

5,300

 

Fuel expense

2,200

 

Miscellaneous expense

2,700

 

Interest expense

3,800

 

Income taxes expense

9,000

 

 

$367,100

$367,100

Instructions

a. Prepare an income statement and statement of retained earnings for the year ended December 31,2011. Also prepare the company's balance sheet dated December 31 , 2011.


b. Prepare the necessary year-end closing entries.


c. Prepare an after-closing trial balance.


d. Using the financial statements prepared in part a, briefly evaluate the company's profitability and liquidity.

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