The Following Trial Balance Was Prepared from the General Ledger

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The following trial balance was prepared from the general ledger of Hal's Auto Repair.
$\begin{array}{c} \text { HAL'S AUTO REPAIR } \\ \text { Trial Balance } \\ \text { October 31 } \\\begin{array}{|l|c|c|}\hline & \text {Debit }& \text { Credit}\\ \hline\text { Cash } & \$ 975 & \\\hline \text { Accounts receivable } & 3,800 & \\\hline \text { Supplies } & 500 & \\\hline \text { Repair equipment } & 13,000 & \\\hline \text { Office equipment } & 6,600 & \\\hline \text { Accounts payable } & & \$ 4,510 \\\hline \text { Common stock } & & 10,000 \\\hline \text { Retained earnings } & & 13,000 \\\hline \text { Dividends } & 4,200 & \\\hline \text { Repair fees earned } & & 10,875 \\\hline \text { Supplies expense } & \underline{8,600} & \\\hline \text { Totals } & \underline { \$ 37,675 }&\underline { \$ 38,385} \\\hline\end{array}\end{array}$ Since the trial balance did not balance, you decided to examine the accounting records.You found that the following errors had been made:
1.A purchase of supplies on account for $245 was posted as a debit to Supplies and as a debit
to Accounts Payable.
2.An investment of $500 cash by the owner was debited to Common Stock and credited to
Cash.
3.In computing the balance of the Accounts Receivable account, a debit of $600 was omitted
from the computation.
4.One debit of $300 to the Dividends account was posted as a credit.
5.Office equipment purchased for $800 was posted to the Repair Equipment account.
6.One entire entry was not posted to the general ledger.The transaction involved the receipt
of $125 cash at the time repair services were performed.
Prepare a corrected trial balance for the Hal's Auto Repair as of October 31.

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