Hercules Ho, a qualified fitness trainer started a firm,

Hercules Ho, a qualified fitness trainer started a firm, Happy Fit Management about 3 years ago. The firm offers fitness programmers for individuals and companies. Business was good.

Recently, its accountant was seriously injured in an accident and you were approached to help draw up the adjusted Trial Balance.

Following is the 31 December 2018 unadjusted trial balance:

Account title

Debit (S)

Credit (S)

Share capital

125,000

Retained earnings, 31 Dec 2017

24,688

Training equipment at cost

125,000

Furniture and fittings at cost

50,000

Accumulated depreciation, 31 Dec 2017

– Training equipment

15,000

– Furniture and fittings

10,000

Prepaid insurance

9,000

Rental expense

162,500

Insurance expense

6,750

Membership fee received

302,113

General expenses

5,090

Bad debt expense

Wages and salaries

49,850

Equipment maintenance expense

13,580

Interest and bank charges

110

Allowance for doubtful debts

195

Accounts receivable

7,643

Accounts payable

3,125

Bank

50,208

479,926

479,926

You are given the following additional information all of which is considered material and (unless stated otherwise) none of which has been taken into consideration in arriving at the figures shown in the unadjusted trial balance above.

(i) On 1 October, Hercules Ho sold a treadmill that costs $5,000, with accumulated depreciation of $2,000 as at 31 Dec 2017 for cash of $3,000. Hercules Ho deposited the cash into his personal bank account. Hercules Ho forgot to inform his accountant of this transaction. According to him, the cash taken by him was to be treated as a loan to him.

Both the cost of the treadmill and the accumulated depreciation were included in the amount shown for training equipment at cost and the accumulated depreciation for training equipment in the unadjusted trial balance above. The residual value of the treadmill was originally estimated to be $500.

Required:

(a) Analyse the above and prepare all necessary adjusting entries to describe them. Show narrations and all workings. (19 marks)

(b) Prepare an adjusted trial balance as at 31 December, 2018. (15 marks)

(c) Identify the following from the adjusted trial balance:

(i) The net profit for the year ending 31 December, 2018.

(ii)The total assets as at 31 December, 2018.

(iii)The total liabilities as at 31 December, 2018.

(iv)The total equity as at 31 December, 2018.

You do not need to produce your answers in the format of the income statement or the statement of financial position. However, you need to show all workings. (16 marks)

 

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