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For each of the following journal entries 1through 12,enter the letter of the explanation that most closely

describes it in the space beside each entry. (You can use letters more than once.)

A. To record payment of a prepaid expense.

B. To record this period’s use of a prepaid expense.

C. To record this period’s depreciation expense.

D. To record receipt of unearned revenue.

E. To record this period’s earning of prior

unearned revenue.

F. To record an accrued expense.

G. To record payment of an accrued expense.

H. To record an accrued revenue.

I. To record receipt of accrued revenue.

______ 1. Interest Receivable 3,500

Interest Revenue . 3,500

______ 2. Salaries Payable . 9,000

Cash . 9,000

______ 3. Depreciation Expense 8,000

Accumulated Depreciation . 8,000

______ 4. Cash 9,000

Unearned Professional Fees 9,000

______ 5. Insurance Expense . 4,000

Prepaid Insurance . 4,000

______ 6. Interest Expense 5,000

Interest Payable 5,000

______ 7. Cash 1,500

Accounts Receivable (from services) . 1,500

______ 8. Salaries Expense 7,000

Salaries Payable 7,000

______ 9. Cash 1,000

Interest Receivable . 1,000

______ 10. Prepaid Rent . 3,000

Cash . 3,000

______ 11. Rent Expense 7,500

Prepaid Rent 7,500

______ 12. Unearned Professional Fees . 6,000

Professional Fees Earned . 6,000

Short Answer

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Option A is correct.

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Step-by-Step SolutionStep 1: Definition of prepaid rent

The prepaid rent is the amount paid by the company as rent but did not consume the space till now.

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Adjustment entry

The given adjustment entry passed to record the payment of prepaid expense because the prepaid rent account is debited with $3,000.

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Most popular questions from this chapter

Adjusting entries affect at least one balance sheet account and at least one income statement account.

For the entries below, identify the account to be debited and the account to be credited from the following

accounts: Cash; Accounts Receivable; Prepaid Insurance; Equipment; Accumulated

Depreciation; Wages Payable; Unearned Revenue; Revenue; Wages Expense; Insurance Expense;

Depreciation Expense. Indicate which of the accounts is the income statement account and which is

the balance sheet account.

a. Entry to record revenue earned that was previously received as cash in advance.

b. Entry to record wage expenses incurred but not yet paid (nor recorded).

c. Entry to record revenue earned but not yet billed (nor recorded).

d. Entry to record expiration of prepaid insurance.

e. Entry to record annual depreciation expense.

In the blank space beside each numbered balance sheet item, enter the letter of its balance sheet classification. If the item should not appear on the balance sheet, enter a Z in the blank.

A. Current assets E. Current liabilities

B. Long-term investments F. Long-term liabilities

C. Plant assets G. Equity

D. Intangible assets

20. Depreciation expense—Trucks

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.

a. On April 1, the company retained an attorney for a flat monthly fee of \(3,500. Payment for April legal

services was made by the company on May 12.

b. A \)900,000 note payable requires 12% annual interest, or \(9,000, to be paid at the 20th day of each

month. The interest was last paid on April 20, and the next payment is due on May 20. As of April 30,

\)3,000 of interest expense has accrued.

c. Total weekly salaries expense for all employees is $10,000. This amount is paid at the end of the day

on Friday of each five-day workweek. April 30 falls on a Tuesday, which means that the employees

had worked two days since the last payday. The next payday is May 3.

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.

b. The Prepaid Insurance account had a \)6,000 debit balance at December 31, 2017, before adjusting for

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.

Question: Choose from the following list of terms/phrases to best complete the statements below.

a. Fiscal year d. Accounting period g. Natural business year

b. Timeliness e. Annual financial statements h. Time period assumption

c. Calendar year f. Interim financial statements i. Quarterly statements

1. presumes that an organization’s activities can be divided into specific time periods.

2. Financial reports covering a one-year period are known as .

3. A(n)consists of any 12 consecutive months.

4. A(n)consists of 12 consecutive months ending on December 31.

5. The value of information is often linked to its .

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