Sunday, 27 October 2019

The intern has prepared the following trial balance for the month of March.

The intern has prepared the following trial balance for the month of March.
KL Company Inc.
UNADJUSTED TRIAL BALANCE
March 31, 2017

ACCOUNT TITLE DEBIT CREDIT
1
Cash
25,875.00

2
Accounts Receivable

3,925.00
3
Supplies
1,725.00

4
Office Equipment
16,500.00

5
Accounts Payable
1,500.00

6
Notes Payable

16,500.00
7
Common Stock

14,000.00
8
Retained Earnings
1,425.00

9
Dividends

1,950.00
10
Fees Earned

10,025.00
11
Rent Expense
3,200.00

12
Wages Expense

3,425.00
13
Totals
50,225.00
49,825.00
Trial Balance: Correct
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The trial balance prepared by the intern can be found in the Trial Balance: Unequal Totals panel. The intern is puzzled by the unequal totals. Prepare a corrected trial balance.
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KL Company Inc.
UNADJUSTED TRIAL BALANCE
Score: 0/51
March 31, 2017

ACCOUNT TITLE DEBIT CREDIT
1
Cash


2
Accounts Receivable


3
Supplies


4
Office Equipment


5
Accounts Payable


6
Notes Payable


7
Common Stock


8
Retained Earnings


9
Dividends


10
Fees Earned


11
Rent Expense


12
Wages Expense


13
Totals


Compare the trial balance prepared by the intern (Trial Balance: Unequal Totals) to the trial balance that you prepared (Trial Balance: Correct). In the following table, select the accounts for each type of error. Not all accounts contain errors.
Error Type
Cash
Accounts
Supplies
Office Equipment
Accounts
Notes
Common
Retained

Fees
Rent
Wages
Receivable
Payable
Payable
Stock
Earnings
Dividends
Earned
Expense
Expense
Transposition












Incorrectly reported as a debit












Incorrectly reported as a credit












Balance computed incorrectly











The intern is puzzled and asks “Are you sure the accounting equation is still in balance?” Using the corrected trial balance you prepared, prove that the accounting equation is in balance.
Assets
=
Liabilities
+
Stockholders’ Equity

=
+
Points:
0 / 3
Feedback
Check My Work
Add the balances of all asset accounts, then the balances of all liabilities, and then the balances of all equity accounts. Where do revenue and expense accounts fit into the accounting equation?
Still puzzled, the intern asks “Why do none of the amounts in the accounting equation equal the totals on the trial balance?”  Check all that apply.
The accounts that make up the total for stockholders’ equity have a mix of debit and credit balances.
You point out the total of the assets, liabilities and stockholders’ equity is equal to the sum of the debit and credit totals in the trial balance.
The accounts with debit balances are not all classified in the same element of the accounting equation. For example, not all accounts with debit balances are assets.
The accounts with credit balances are not all classified in the same element of the accounting equation. For example, not all accounts with credit balances are liabilities.
This is because the revenue and expense accounts are part of the stockholders’ equity element. The accounts with debit balances should be part of the total assets.

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