EXERCISE F-2

Purpose: (L.O. 2) This exercise will help you identify the journal in which to record specific transactions.

A list of abbreviations and a list of transactions (in random order) follow:

Abbreviations

S = Two-Column Sales Journal

CR = Multiple-Column Cash Receipts Journal

P = Single-Column Purchases Journal

CP = Multiple-Column Cash Payments Journal

GJ = Two-Column General Journal

Instructions

For each transaction, indicate the journal in which it would be recorded.

Transactions

_________ 1. Sold merchandise for cash.
_________ 2. Purchased merchandise for cash.
_________ 3. Made an adjusting entry for accrued salaries.
_________ 4. Made collection on an accounts receivable.
_________ 5. Paid rent for the month.
_________ 6. Accepted a note receivable from a customer in settlement of an account receivable.
_________ 7. Paid salaries for the current period.
_________ 8. Wrote a check to buy treasury stock.
_________ 9. Returned merchandise to a supplier for credit.
_________ 10. Sold merchandise on account.
_________ 11. Purchased merchandise on account.
_________ 12. Purchased equipment for cash.
_________ 13. Purchased equipment on account.
_________ 14. Purchased office supplies for cash.
_________ 15. Purchased office supplies on account.
_________ 16. Recorded depreciation on equipment for the period.
_________ 17. Received return of merchandise from a customer who had purchased it on credit. Issued a credit memorandum.
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