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Activity – 2

Developing A Chart of Accounts


Rodrigo Lucena organized a new business named it Lucena
Business Consultancy. Listed below are the accounts that will
be needed in the ledger:
Consulting Revenues Lucena, Widrawals
Accounts Receivable Income Summary
Building Office Supplies Expense
Rent Expense Lucena, Capital
Furniture and Fixtures Notes Payable
Cash Prepaid Rent
Land Interest Expense
Miscellaneous Expense Salaries Expense
Referral Revenues Unearned Consulting Revenue
Accumulated Depreciation-Building Office Supplies
Accumulated Depreciation – Fur.& Fix Interest Payable
Depreciation Expense – Building Insurance Expense
Depreciation Expense – Fur. & Fix. Accounts Expense

Required:
Arranged these accounts in the order in which they would appear in the ledger.
Assign each account a number, using a three-digit numbering scheme: the 100
series for assets, the 200 series for liabilities, etc. Use the second digit to
indicate specific accounts within a major category; for example, Cash would be
account number 110

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Preparing a Trial Balance

The accounts of Aristotle Go Advertising Agency follow with their normal


balances as at December 31, 2015

Accounts Balances
Go, Capital 254,700
Insurance Expense 9,600
Accounts Payable 26,400
Service Revenues 258,000
Land 87,000
Cash 21,000
Salaries Expense 75,000
Building 375,000
Equipment Rentals Expense 15,000
Go, Withdrawals 18,000
Utilities Expense 30,000
Accounts Receivable 28,500
Notes Payable 135,000
Supplies Expense 15,000

Required: Prepare a Trial Balance

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Effects of Errors on the Trial Balance

Which of the following errors would cause a


trial balance to have unequal totals? Explain
you answers briefly, be able to state amount of
the error, if any.

a. A payment to a creditor was recorded as a


debit to Accounts Payable for P12,900 and as
credit to Cash for P10,200.

b. A payment of P15,000 to a creditor for an


account payable was debited to Accounts
Receivable and credited to Cash.

c. A purchase of office supplies of P42,000 in


cash was recorded as a debit to Office Supplies
for P4,200 and as credit to Cash foP4,200.

d. A purchase of equipment for P45,000 in


cash was recorded as a debit to Supplies for
P45,000 and as a credit to Cash for P45,000
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Effects of Errors on the Trial Balance

The following errors occurred in posting transactions


from the journal to the ledger:

1. A payment of P1,700 for Advertising was posted as a


P1,700 debit to advertising expense and a P7,100 credit
to cash

2. The receipt of P3,000 from a client on account was


posted as a P3,000 debit to cash and a P3,000 credit to
sales

3. The purchase of supplies on account for P1,400 was


posted twice as a debit to supplies and once as a credit
to accounts payable.

4. The payment of P2,200 to a creditor on account was


posted as a credit to accounts payable for P2,200 and a
credit to cash of P2,200

For each these errors, determine the following:


a. Is the trial balance out of balance?
b. If out of balance, what is the difference between the
column totals?
c. Which column total is larger?

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