The Chewbacca Starship Company had the following transactions during the month of December: a. purchased inventory on account for $230,000 (assume Chewbacca uses a perpetual inventory system)
b. paid $57,000 in salaries to employees for work performed during the month
c. sold merchandise that cost $154,000 to credit customers for $285,000
d. collected $265,000 in cash from credit customers
e. paid suppliers of inventory $210,000.

Required:
Post the above transactions to the T-accounts. Assume that the opening balances in each of the accounts is zero except for cash, accounts receivable, and accounts payable that had opening balances of $73,500, $60,000, and $39,000, respectively.

The Chewbacca Starship Company

T-accounts:

Cash

Date   Account Titles                 Debit        Credit

Dec. 1 Beginning balance      $73,500

Dec. 31 Salaries expense                        $57,000

Dec. 31 Accounts receivable 265,000

Dec. 31 Accounts payable                       210,000

Accounts receivable

Date   Account Titles           Debit        Credit

Dec. 1 Beginning balance   $60,000

Dec. 31 Sales revenue         154,000

Dec. 31 Cash                                     $265,000

Accounts payable

Date   Account Titles           Debit        Credit

Dec. 1 Beginning balance                  $39,000

Dec. 31 Inventory                               230,000

Dec. 31 Cash                    $210,000

Inventory

Date     Account Titles           Debit        Credit

Dec. 31 Accounts payable   $230,000

Sales revenue

Date     Account Titles           Debit        Credit

Dec. 31 Accounts receivable              $154,000

Salaries Expense

Date     Account Titles           Debit        Credit

Dec. 31 Cash                       $57,000

Explanation:

a) Data and Analysis:

a. Inventory $230,000 Accounts payable $230,000

b. Salaries expense $57,000 Cash $57,000

c. Accounts receivable $154,000 Sales revenue $154,000

d. Cash $365,000 Accounts receivable $265,000

e. Accounts payable $210,000 Cash $210,000

Opening balances:

Cash $73,500

Accounts receivable $60,000

Accounts payable $39,000

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