On December 1, the Accounts Receivable Control Account Balance in the General

question 212

Essay

On December 1, the accounts receivable control account balance in the general ledger of Mitus Company was $9,000. The accounts receivable subsidiary ledger contained the following detailed customer balances: Acme $1,500, Baker $2,100, Fare $2,600, and Grote $2,800. The following information is available from the company's special journals for the month of December:
Cash Receipts Journal: Cash received from Fare $1,900, from Acme $2,100, from Santos $1,700, and from Baker $1,800.
Sales Journal: Sales to Santos $3,300, to Fare $1,700, to Acme $2,300, and to Grote $2,400.
Additionally, Fare returned defective merchandise for credit for $900. Acme returned defective merchandise for $600 which he had purchased for cash.
Instructions
(a) Using T-accounts for Accounts Receivable Control and the detail customer accounts, post the activity for the month of December.
(b) Reconcile the accounts receivable control account with the subsidiary ledger by preparing a detail list of customer balances at December 31.

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