Jason Hope Decided to Open a Hotel, Set Up as a Corporation

question 48

Essay

Jason Hope decided to open a hotel, set up as a corporation, in his hometown. Prepare journal entries to record the following transactions. Hope uses the accounts Room Rental Revenue and Event Revenue. All expenses for special events are recorded as Event Expense.

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Definitions:

Merchandise

Goods bought and sold by a business in the ordinary course of its trading activity.

Credit

An accounting entry that increases liabilities or equity or decreases assets, or an arrangement to receive cash, goods, or services now and pay for them in the future.

Credit Sales

Transactions where goods or services are sold to a customer with an agreement to pay at a later date.

Cash Collection

The process of receiving and processing payments from customers.