Examining the journal and ledger of company


Response to the following problem:

The bookkeeper for Nevado Company has prepared the following trial balance:

Nevado Company
Trial Balance                
June 30,20—

Account Name                    Debit    Credit
Cash       2500

Accounts Receivable

8,300

 

Supplies

600

 

Prepaid Insurance

 650

 

Equipment

                15,300

 

Accounts Payable

 

2700

M. Nevado, Capital

 

12,500

M. Nevado, Drawing

                  4,890

 

Professional Fees

 

17,540

Rent Expense

500

 

Miscellaneous Expense

                   1,800

 

 

32, 040

35,240


The bookkeeper has asked for your help. In examining the company's journal and ledger, you discover the following errors. Use this information to construct a corrected trial balance.

a. The debits to the Cash account total $8,000, and the credits total $3,300.

b. A $500 payment to a creditor was entered in the journal correctly but was not posted to the Accounts Payable account.

c. The first two numbers in the balance of the Accounts Receivable account were transposed when the balance was copied from the ledger to the trial balance.

d. The $1,500 amount withdrawn by the owner for personal use was debited to Miscellaneous Expense by mistake-it was correctly credited to Cash.

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