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Journalize the selected transactions by the Gampfer Company During its fiscal ye

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Question

Journalize the selected transactions by the Gampfer Company During its fiscal year ending Dec 31 were as follows

January 2: Issued a check to establish a petty cash fund of $3,200.

March 14: Replenished the petty cash fund, based on the following summary of petty cash receipts: office supplies, $1200; miscellaneous selling expense, $410; miscellaneous administrative expense, $620.

April 21: Purchased $22,400 of merchandise on account, terms 1/10, n/30. The perpetual inventory system is used to account for inventory.


May 20: Paid the invoice of April 21 after the discount period had passed.

May 23: Received cash from daily cash sales for $15,120. The amount indicated by the cash register was $9,545.

June 15: Received a 60-day, 10% note for $127,500 on the Cady’s account

August 14: Received amount owed on June 15 note, plus interest at the maturity date.


August 18: Received $5,400 on the Yoder account and wrote off the remainder owed on a $6,400 accounts receivable balance. (The allowance method is used in accounting for uncollectible receivables


Sept 9: Reinstated the Yoder account written off on August 18 and received $960 cash in full payment.


September 15: Purchased land by issuing a $480,000, 90-day note to Ace Development Co., which discounted it at 8%.


October 17: Sold office equipment in exchange for $96,000 cash plus receipt of a $64,000 90-day, 6% note. The equipment had cost $224,000 and had accumulated depreciation of $44,800 as of October 17

Nov 30. Journalized the payroll for November, based on the following data

Salaries Deductions
Sales salaries $96,640 Income tax $28,00
Office Salaries $55,200 Social Security 9,110
Medicare $2,278
151,840



Unemployment tax rates:
State unemployment 4.0%
Federal Unemployment 0.8%

Amount subject to unemployment tax:
State unemployment $5,000
Federal Unemployment $5,000




30. Journalize the employer payroll taxes on payroll

Dec14 Journalize the payment of Sept 15 note at maturity

Dec 31 the pension cost the year $136,00 of which $99,840 was paid to the pension plan trustee.

Explanation / Answer

Amount in $. JOURNAL

Jan 2. Cash A/c..........Dr. 3,200

TO bank A/c 3,200

Mar 14. Office supplies A/c........Dr. 1200

Selling expenses A/c......Dr. 410

Administrative expenses A/c......Dr. 620

To cash A/c 2210

Apr 21. Merchandise goods A/c............Dr. 22400

TO Accounts payable A/c 22400

May 20. Accounts payable A/c..........Dr. 22400

To cash A/c 22400

MAy 23. Cash A/c............Dr. (15,120- 9,545) 5,575

June 15. Notes Receivable A/c...........Dr. 127,500

To Accounts Receivable A/c 127,500

Aug. 14 Cash A/c...................Dr. 129,625

To interest received A/c 2125

To Notes receivable A/c 127500

Aug 18. Cash A/c...................Dr. 5400

Bad debts A/c...........Dr. 1000

To Accounts Receivable A/c 6400

Sep 9. Cash A/c.................Dr. 960

To bad debt recovery A/c 960

Sep 15. Land A/c............Dr. 480000

To Notes payable A/c 480000

Oct 17 Cash A/c..........Dr. 96000

Notes receivable A/c........Dr. 64000

Loss on sale of equipment A/c.......Dr. 19200

To Equiment A/c(224000-44800) 179200

Nov Payroll

Salaries A/c(96,640+55200)..........Dr. 151,840

Income tax A/c.............Dr. 2800

Social Security A/c.............Dr. 9110

Medicare A/c..............Dr. 2278

State employment tax A/c......Dr. 5000

State unemployment tax A/c......Dr. 5000

To Cash A/c 176028

Dec 14 Notes payable A/c............Dr. 480,000

Interest paid A/c.........Dr.(480000*8%*3/12) 9600

To cash A/c 489,600

Dec 31 Pension fund A/c........Dr. 136000

To cash A/c 99840

To pension fund payable A/c 36140