Reference no: EM131923306
Problem - Joe Edmonds, CPA, was retained by Clark Cable Inc. to prepare financial statements for April 2011. Edmonds accumulated all the ledger balances per Clark's records and found the following.
Clark Cable Inc. Trial Balance April 30, 2011
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Dr.
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Cr.
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Cash
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$4,800
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Accounts Receivable
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3,900
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Supplies
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1,500
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Equipment
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11,300
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Accumulated Depreciation
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$2,050
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Accounts Payable
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2,800
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Salaries Payable
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770
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Unearned Revenue
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1,590
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Common Stock
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10,000
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Retained Earnings
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3,600
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Service Revenue
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6,150
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Salaries Expense
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4,000
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Advertising Expense
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670
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Miscellaneous Expense
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290
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Depreciation Expense
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500
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$26,960
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$26,960
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Joe Edmonds reviewed the records and found the following errors.
1. Cash received from a customer on account was recorded as $840 instead of $480.
2. A payment of $135 for advertising expense was entered as a debit to Miscellaneous Expense $135 and a credit to Cash $135.
3. The first salary payment this month was for $1,970, which included $770 of salaries payable on March 31. The payment was recorded as a debit to Salaries Expense $1,970 and a credit to Cash $1,970. (No reversing entries were made on April 1.)
4. The purchase on account of a printer costing $360 was recorded as a debit to Supplies and a credit to Accounts Payable for $360.
5. A cash payment of repair expense on equipment for $75 was recorded as a debit to Equipment $57 and a credit to Cash $57.
Required -
Prepare an analysis of each error showing (1) the incorrect entry, (2) the correct entry, and (3) the correcting entry. Items 4 and 5 occurred on April 30, 2011.
Prepare a correct trial balance.