Problem 4.3A Recording correcting entries. LO 4

The following journal entries were prepared by an employee of Jupiter Company who does not have an adequate knowledge of accounting.

GENERAL JOURNAL PAGE 3
Date Description Post. Ref. Debit Credit
2013
April 1 Accounts Payable 12,400
Fees Income 12,400
Performed services on credit
2 Cash 500
Telephone Expense 500
Paid for March telephone service, Check 1917
3 Office Equipment 7,200
Office Supplies 800
Cash 8,400
Purchased file cabinet and office supplies, Check 1918

(Assume that Office Equipment and Office Supplies were recorded at the correct values.)

Examine the above journal entries carefully and prepare the correct journal entries.(Omit the “$” sign in your response)

Date General Journal Debit Credit
April 1 (Click to select)Accounts payableTelephone expenseFees incomeOffice equipmentOffice suppliesCashAccounts receivableUtilities
(Click to select)Office equipmentOffice suppliesFees incomeTelephone expenseCashUtilitiesAccounts payableAccounts receivable
2 (Click to select)Accounts payableCashOffice suppliesAccounts receivableTelephone expenseFees incomeUtilitiesOffice equipment
(Click to select)Accounts receivableOffice equipmentFees incomeAccounts payableOffice suppliesTelephone expenseCashUtilities
3 (Click to select)Accounts receivableOffice equipmentTelephone expenseUtilitiesFees incomeOffice suppliesCashAccounts payable
(Click to select)Accounts payableCashOffice suppliesTelephone expenseFees incomeOffice equipmentUtilitiesAccounts receivable
(Click to select)CashTelephone expenseFees incomeOffice suppliesAccounts payableUtilitiesOffice equipmentAccounts receivable

Analyze:

After the correcting journal entries have been posted, what effect do the corrections have on the company’s reported assets?(Leave no cells blank be certain to enter to “0” wherever required; Select NE if there is “No Effect”. Omit the “$” sign in your response. Assume that the erroneous entries are reversed and the correct entries are posted, what is the impact on assets as a result of all corrections?)

Assets (Click to select)DecreasedNEIncreasedby $