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Problem Set A

PA 1.

LO 7.2On June 30, Oscar Inc.’s bookkeeper is preparing to close the books for the month. The accounts receivable control total shows a balance of $2,820.76, but the accounts receivable subsidiary ledger shows total account balances of $2,220.76. The accounts receivable subsidiary ledger is shown here. Can you help find the mistake?

PA 2.

LO 7.4Evie Inc. has the following transactions during its first month of business. Journalize the transactions that go in the sales journal.

PA 3.

LO 7.4The following transactions occurred for Donaldson Inc. during the month of July.

  1. Record the transactions for Donaldson Inc. in the proper special journal and subsidiary ledger.
  2. Record the same transactions using QuickBooks, and print the journals and subsidiary ledger. They should match.
PA 4.

LO 7.4Use the journals and ledgers that follow. Total the journals. Post the transactions to the subsidiary ledger and (using T-accounts) to the general ledger accounts. Then prepare a schedule of accounts receivable.

PA 5.

LO 7.4Brown Inc. records purchases in a purchases journal and purchase returns in the general journal. Record the following transactions using a purchases journal, a general journal, and an accounts payable subsidiary ledger. The company uses the periodic method of accounting for inventory.

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