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Chapter 3: 19QS_b (page 143)

Garcia Company had the following selected transactions during the year. (A partial chart of accounts follows:

Cash; Accounts Receivable; Prepaid Insurance; Wages Payable; Unearned Revenue; Revenue;

Wages Expense; Insurance Expense; Depreciation Expense.)

Jan. 1 The company paid \(6,000 cash for 12 months of insurance coverage beginning immediately for

the calendar year.

Aug. 1 The company received \)2,400 cash in advance for 6 months of contracted services beginning

on August 1 and ending on January 31.

Dec. 31 The company prepared any necessary year-end adjusting entries related to insurance coverage

and services rendered.

a. Record journal entries for these transactions assuming Garcia follows the usual practice of recording a

prepayment of an expense in an asset account andrecording a prepayment of revenue received in a

liability account.

b. Record journal entries for these transactions assuming Garcia follows the alternative practice of recording

a prepayment of an expense in an expense account andrecording a prepayment of revenue

received in a revenue account.

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Journal entries in the books of Gracia by using the alternate practice of recording is shown in step 2

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01

Definition of prepaid insurance

This amount is known as prepaid insurance when insurance is paid in advance before the due date.

02

Journal entries

Journal entries

Date

Particulars

Debit

Credit

January 1

Insurance Expense

$6,000

Cash

$6,000

(Payment of insurance)

August 1

Cash

$2,400

Revenue

$2,400

(Advance revenue received)

December 31

No entry required


December 31

Revenue

$400

Unearned Revenue

$400

(Adjustment entry to recognize service revenue)

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Question: The following three separate situations require adjusting journal entries to prepare financial statements as

of April 30. For each situation, present both:

∙ The April 30 adjusting entry.

∙ The subsequent entry during May to record payment of the accrued expenses.

Entries can draw from the following partial chart of accounts: Cash; Accounts Receivable; Prepaid

Interest; Salaries Payable; Interest Payable; Legal Services Payable; Unearned Revenue; Revenue; Salaries

Expense; Interest Expense; Legal Services Expense; Depreciation Expense.

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Services Payable; Unearned Revenue; Revenue; Interest Revenue; Wages Expense; Salary Expense;

Supplies Expense; Lawn Services Expense; Interest Expense.)

a. M&R Company provided \(2,000 in services to customers that are expected to pay the company sometime

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f. Salary expenses of \)900 have been earned by supervisors but not paid as of December 31.

Prepare adjusting journal entries for the year ended (date of) December 31, 2017, for each of these separate situations.

(Entries can draw from the following partial chart of accounts: Cash; Accounts Receivable; Supplies;

Prepaid Insurance; Equipment; Accumulated Depreciation—Equipment; Wages Payable; Unearned Revenue;

Revenue; Wages Expense; Supplies Expense; Insurance Expense; Depreciation Expense—Equipment.)

a. Depreciation on the company’s equipment for 2017 is computed to be \(18,000.

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the costs of any expired coverage. An analysis of the company’s insurance policies showed that \(1,100

of unexpired insurance coverage remains.

c. The Office Supplies account had a \)700 debit balance on December 31, 2016; and \(3,480 of office

supplies were purchased during the year. The December 31, 2017, physical count showed \)300 of supplies

available.

d. Two-thirds of the work related to \(15,000 of cash received in advance was performed this period.

e. The Prepaid Insurance account had a \)6,800 debit balance at December 31, 2017, before adjusting for the

costs of any expired coverage. An analysis of insurance policies showed that \(5,800 of coverage had expired.

f. Wage expenses of \)3,200 have been incurred but are not paid as of December 31, 2017.

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