Reference no: EM133149959
Question - Vanishing Games Corporation (VGC) operates a massively multiplayer online game, charging players a monthly subscription of $14. At the start of January 2021, VGC's income statement accounts had zero balances and its balance sheet account balances were as follows:
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Cash
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$2,410,000
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Accounts Receivable
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218,000
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Supplies
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17,700
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Equipment
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950,000
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Buildings
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440,000
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Land
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1,620,000
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Accounts Payable
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150,000
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Deferred Revenue
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145,000
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Notes Payable (due 2025)
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65,000
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Common Stock
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2,400,000
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Retained Earnings
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2,895,700
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In addition to the above accounts, VGC's chart of accounts includes the following: Service Revenue, Salaries and Wages Expense, Advertising Expense, and Utilities Expense. The following transactions occurred during the January month:
1. Received $54,500 cash from customers on 1/1 for subscriptions that had already been earned and charged on account in 2020.
2. Purchased 10 new computer servers for $42,000 on 1/2; paid $19,200 cash and signed a three-year note for the remainder owed.
3. Paid $16,800 for an Internet advertisement run on 1/3.
4. On January 4, purchased and received $4,600 of supplies on account.
5. Received $195,000 cash on 1/5 from customers for service revenue earned in January.
6. On January 6, paid $4,600 cash for supplies purchased on January 4.
7. On January 7, sold 14,400 subscriptions at $14 each for services provided during January. Half was collected in cash and half was sold on account.
8. Paid $371,000 in wages to employees on 1/30 for work done in January.
9. On January 31, received an electric and gas utility bill for $6,170 for January utility services. The bill will be paid in February.
1. Analyze the effect of the January transactions on the accounting equation, and indicate the account, amount, and direction of the effect of each transaction. (Enter any decreases to Assets, Liabilities, and Stockholder's Equity with a minus sign.)
2. Enter the beginning balances shown above in the following T-accounts and post the journal entries.
3. Prepare an unadjusted trial balance as of January 31, 2021
4. Prepare an Income Statement for the month ended January 31, 2021, using unadjusted balances from part 3.
5. Prepare a Statement of Retained Earnings for the month ended January 31, 2021, using the beginning balance given above and the net income from part 4. Assume VGC has no dividends, but include a line in the statement of retained earnings reporting Dividends of zero.
6. Prepare a classified Balance Sheet at January 31, 2021, using your response to part 5.
7. Calculate net profit margin, expressed as a percent.