Accounting Equation Questions
Accounting Equation Questions
b. On August 2, Expressions paid $600 cash for furniture for the shop.
c. On August 3, Expressions paid $500 cash to rent space in a strip mall for
August.
h. On August 17, it paid $125 cash to an assistant for hours worked during the
grand opening.
i. Cash received from services provided during the second half of August was
$930.
j. On August 31, it paid a $400 installment toward principal on the note payable
entered into on August 4.
k. On August 31, Worthy made a $900 cash withdrawal from the company for
personal use.
Required: Show the effects of each transaction using the accounting equation.
Question No. 2
Lena Gold began a professional practice on June 1. During June, Gold (the owner)
completed these transactions:
a. Owner invested $50,000 cash in the company along with equipment that had a
$10,000 market value.
b. The company paid $1,600 cash for rent of office space for the month.
d. The company completed work for a client and immediately collected the $2,000
cash earned.
e. The company completed work for a client and sent a bill for $7,000 to be
received within 30 days.
g. The company paid an assistant $2,400 cash as wages for the month.
h. The company collected $5,000 cash as a partial payment for the amount owed
by the client in transaction e.
i. The company paid $12,000 cash to settle the liability created in transaction c.
j. Owner withdrew $500 cash from the company for personal use.
Required: Show the effects of each transaction using the accounting equation.
Question No. 3
Miranda Right started Right Consulting, a new business, and completed the
following transactions during its first year of operations.
a. M. Right invests $60,000 cash and office equipment valued at $30,000 in the
company.
e. The company paid a local newspaper $1,000 cash for printing an announcement
of the office’s opening.
f. The company completed a financial plan for a client and billed that client $4,000
for the service.
g. The company designed a financial plan for another client and immediately
collected an $8,000 cash fee.
h. M. Right withdrew $1,800 cash from the company for personal use.
i. The company received $3,000 cash as partial payment from the client described
in transaction f.
j. The company made a partial payment of $500 cash on the equipment purchased
in transaction d.
k. The company paid $2,500 cash for the office secretary’s wages for this period.
Required: Show the effects of each transaction using the accounting equation.
Question No. 4
J. D. Simpson started The Simpson Co., a new business that began operations on
May 1. The Simpson Co. completed the following transactions during its first
month of operations.
May 1 J. D. Simpson invested $60,000 cash in the company.
May 1 The company rented a furnished office and paid $3,200 cash for May’s rent.
May 5 The company paid $800 cash for this month’s cleaning services.
May 8 The company provided consulting services for a client and immediately
collected $4,600 cash.
May 12 The company provided $3,000 of consulting services for a client on credit.
May 15 The company paid $850 cash for an assistant’s salary for the first half of
this month.
May 20 The company received $3,000 cash payment for the services provided on
May 12.
May 25 The company received $2,800 cash payment for the services provided on
May 22.
May 26 The company paid $1,680 cash for the office equipment purchased on May
3.
May 27 The company purchased $60 of advertising in this month’s (May) local
paper on credit; cash payment is due June 1.
May 28 The company paid $850 cash for an assistant’s salary for the second half
of this month.
May 30 The company paid $200 cash for this month’s telephone bill.
May 30 The company paid $480 cash for this month’s utilities.
May 31 J. D. Simpson withdrew $1,200 cash from the company for personal use.
Required: Show the effects of each transaction using the accounting equation.
Question No. 5
Curtis Hamilton started a new business and completed these transactions during
December.
Dec. 1 Curtis Hamilton transferred $56,000 cash from a personal savings account
to a checking account in the name of Hamilton Electric.
Dec. 2 The company rented office space and paid $800 cash for the December rent.
Dec. 6 The company completed electrical work and immediately collected $1,000
cash for these services.
Dec. 15 The company completed electrical work on credit in the amount of $4,000.
Dec. 20 The company paid $3,800 cash for the office equipment purchased on
December 8.
Dec. 24 The company billed a client $600 for electrical work completed; the
balance is due in 30 days.
Dec. 28 The company received $4,000 cash for the work completed on December
15.
Dec. 29 The company paid the assistant’s salary of $1,200 cash for this month.
Dec. 30 The company paid $440 cash for this month’s utility bill.
Dec. 31 C. Hamilton withdrew $700 cash from the company for personal use.
Required: Show the effects of each transaction using the accounting equation.