Jarrod Automotive, Owned and Operated by Jarrod Johnson, Began Business

question 59

Essay

Jarrod Automotive, owned and operated by Jarrod Johnson, began business in September of the current year. Jarrod, a mechanic, had no experience with recording business transactions. As a result, Jarrod entered all of September's transactions directly into the ledger accounts. When he tried to locate a particular entry he found it confusing and time consuming. He has hired you to improve his accounting procedures. The accounts in his General Ledger follow:
Prepare the general journal entries, in chronological order (a) through (e), from the T-account entries shown. Include a brief description of the probable nature of each transaction.

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Definitions:

Retail Clothing

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Large Shopping Malls

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Perfectly Competitive

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Corn Snack Chips

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