On July 31, 20X1, after one month of operation, the general ledger of Michael Lee,...
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On July 31, 20X1, after one month of operation, the general ledger of Michael Lee, CPA, contained the accounts and balances given below.
ADJUSTMENTS
On July 31, an inventory of the supplies showed that items costing $430 were on hand. On July 1, the firm paid $10,500 in advance for three months of rent. On July 1, the firm purchased a one-year insurance policy for $2,820. On July 1, the firm paid $500 for four months of advertising. The ads began running in July. On July 1, the firm purchased office furniture for $14,760. The furniture is expected to have a useful life of six years and a salvage value of $1,800. On July 1, the firm purchased office equipment for $7,250. The equipment is expected to have a useful life of five years and a salvage value of $1,850. On July 1, the firm issued a three-month, 6 percent note for $18,000. On July 1, the firm received a fee for accounting services of $7,200 in advance for a one-year period.
Required: Prepare a partial worksheet with the following sections: Trial Balance, Adjustments, and Adjusted Trial Balance. Use the data about the firms accounts and balances to complete the Trial Balance section. Enter the adjustments described above in the Adjustments section. Complete the Adjusted Trial Balance section.
Analyze: By what total amount were the expense accounts of the business adjusted?