Preparing journal entries to record transactions


Scenario: Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. is a leading manufacturer and retailer of home furnishings in 315 retail stores in the United States and abroad. The following is adapted from a recent Ethan Allen balance sheet as of June 30. Dollars are in thousands.

Cash                                                        $75,688
Other assets                                               $6,665
Accounts receivable                                   $32,845
Accounts payable                                       $80,993
Inventories                                              $174,147
Wages and other expenses payable             $48,028
Prepaid expenses and Long-term debt           $9,321
Other current assets                                  $36,076
Other long-term liabilities                           $39,224
Property, plant, and equipment                 $293,626
Contributed capital                                   $116,719
Intangibles                                                $69,708
Retained earnings                                    $394,470

Assume that the following events occurred in the quarter ended September 30:

a. Paid $3,400 cash for an additional "other asset."

b. Issued additional shares of stock for $1,020 in cash.

c. Purchased property, plant, and equipment; paid $1,830 in cash and will pay the remaining $9,400 in two years.

d. Sold, at cost, other assets for $310 cash.

e. Conducted negotiations to purchase a sawmill, which is expected to cost $34,000.

Required:

Q1. Prepare journal entries to record transactions a-e.

Q2. Create T-accounts for each of the accounts on the balance sheet and enter the balances at the end of June as beginning balances for the July 1-September 30 quarter.

Q3. Enter the effects of the transactions in T-accounts (including referencing) and determine the September 30 balances.

Q4. Explain your response to event e.

Q5. Prepare a classified balance sheet at September 30.

Q6. As of September 30, has the financing for Ethan Allen's investment in assets primarily come from liabilities or stockholders' equity?

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