Accounting equation help?


Question:
During January 2006, its first month of operations, Moonlight Company entered into the following three transactions:

1. Moonlight issued shares of common stock to investors in exchange for $25,000 cash.

2. Moonlight used $2,500 cash to purchase supplies that will be entirely consumed in the the month of February.

3. A $500 utility bill for January is received on the last day of the month. Moonlight does not pay yet.

Use the accounting equation to record each of the transactions.

Have I done this correctly? Thanks for any and all help.

1. Cash + 25,000 Equity + 25,000
2. Cash - 2,500 Supplies + 2,500
3. Liabilities + 500 Equity - 500

Answer:
1. Moonlight issued shares of common stock to investors in exchange for $25,000 cash

The inflow of cash of $25,000 is balanced by the issue of equity of $25,000. (Dr Cash is balanced by Cr Equity)

2. Moonlight used $2,500 cash to purchase supplies that will be entirely consumed in the the month of February.

The outflow of cash of $2,500 is balanced by the purchase of supplies. (Dr Expenses (Supplies) is balanced by Cr Cash)

3. A $500 utility bill for January is received on the last day of the month. Moonlight does not pay yet

The utility services received is balanced by the amout owing to the utilities company. (Dr Expenses (Utilities), Cr Liabilities)

So you're correct for 1 and 2, but your no. 3 should be:
Utilities + 500, Liabilities + 500.

Utilities is an expense item, like the supplies in Q2.
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