The following accounts and account balances are available for Badger Auto Parts at December 31, 2019: Accounts Payable $8,500 Income Taxes Payable $3,600
Accounts Receivable 40,800 Interest Expense 6,650
Accumulated Depreciation (Furniture) 47,300 Interest Payable 1,800
Advertising Expense 29,200 Inventory 60,500
Cash 3,200 Notes Payable (Long
-Term) 50,000
Common Stock 100,000 Prepaid Rent 15,250
Cost of Goods Sold 184,300 Retained Earnings,
12/31/2018 15,900
Depreciation Expense (Furniture) 10,400 Sales revenue 264,700
Furniture 128,000 Utilities expense 9,700
Income Taxes Expense 3,800
Required:
Prepare a trial balance. Assume that all accounts have normal balances.

Answer is solved and explained in the explanation section below.

Explanation:

In this question, we are asked to prepare a trial balance assuming that all accounts have normal balances. And the purpose of making a trial balance is to make sure that the entries in the system are mathematically sound.

So,

Badger Auto Parts                                         Debit                Credit

Accounts payable                                                                   $8,500

Accounts receivable                                    $40,800

Accumulated depreciation (furniture)                                    $47,300

Advertising expense                                    $29,200

Cash                                                              $3,200

Common stock                                                                        $100,000

Cost of goods sold                                       $184,300

Depreciation expense (furniture)                $10,400

Furniture                                                       $128,000

Income tax expense                                    $3,800

Income tax payable                                                                 $3,600

Interest expense                                          $6,650            

Interest payable                                                                       $1,800

Inventory                                                       $60,500

Notes payable                                                                         $50,000

Prepaid rent                                                  $15,250

Retained earnings                                                                   $15,900

Sales revenue                                                                          $264,700

Utilities expense                                           $9,700

Totals                                                            $491,800         $491,800

you have to put the parentheses like this:

in fact, you have to perform the operation inside parentheses first, and then proceed in order: