Posted: August 17th, 2015

On December 31, 2005, the Investment in Ryble Branch ledger account in the accounting records of the home office of Yugo Company shows a debit balance of $55,500. You ascertain the following facts in analyzing this account:

On December 31, 2005, the Investment in Ryble Branch ledger account in the accounting records of the home office of Yugo Company shows a debit balance of $55,500. You ascertain the following facts in analyzing this account:

1. On December 31, 2005, merchandise billed at $5,800 was in transit from the home office to the branch. The periodic inventory system is used by both the home office and the branch.

2. The branch had collected a home office trade account receivable of $560 on December 30, 2005; the home office was not notified.

3. On December 29, 2005, the home office had mailed a check for $2,000 to the branch, but the accountant for the home office had recorded the check as a debit to the Charitable Contributions ledger account; the branch had not received the check as of December 31, 2005.

4. Branch net income for December 2005 was recorded erroneously by the home office at $840 instead of $480 on December 31, 2005. The credit was recorded by the home office in the Income: Ryble Branch ledger account.

5. On December 28, 2005, the branch had returned supplies costing $220 to the home office; the home office had not recorded the receipt of the supplies. The home office records acquisitions of supplies in the Inventory of Supplies ledger account.

Instructions 1. Prepare journal entries for the home office of Yugo Company on December 31, 2005, to bring its accounting records up to date.

2. Prepare a reconciliation on December 31, 2005, of the Investment in Ryble branch ledger account in the accounting records of the home office and the Home Office account in the accounting records of Ryble Branch of Yugo Company.