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The adjusted trial balance for Chiara Company as of December 31, 2017, follows.

Debit Credit

Cash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \( 30,000

Accounts receivable . 52,000

Interest receivable 18,000

Notes receivable (due in 90 days) . 168,000

Office supplies 16,000

Automobiles 168,000

Accumulated depreciation—Automobiles . \) 50,000

Equipment . 138,000

Accumulated depreciation—Equipment 18,000

Land . 78,000

Accounts payable . 96,000

Interest payable 20,000

Salaries payable . 19,000

Unearned fees 30,000

Long-term notes payable . 138,000

Common stock . 20,000

Retained earnings . 235,800

Dividends 46,000

Fees earned 484,000

Interest earned . 24,000

Depreciation expense—Automobiles 26,000

Depreciation expense—Equipment . 18,000

Salaries expense 188,000

Wages expense 40,000

Interest expense . 32,000

Office supplies expense . 34,000

Advertising expense . 58,000

Repairs expense—Automobiles . 24,800

Totals . \(1,134,800 \)1,134,800

Required

1. Use the information in the adjusted trial balance to prepare (a) the income statement for the year endedDecember 31, 2017; (b) the statement of retained earnings for the year ended December 31, 2017; and

(c) the balance sheet as of December 31, 2017.

2. Compute the profit margin for year 2017 (use total revenues as the denominator).

Short Answer

Expert verified

The net profit margin is 17.16%.

Step by step solution

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Step-by-Step SolutionStep 1: Definition of the net profit margin

Net profit margin is the ratio of the net income and net revenue earned during the period.

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Net profit margin

NetProfitMargin=NetIncomeNetRevenue×100=$87,200$508,000×100=17.16%

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Most popular questions from this chapter

Question: Classify the following adjusting entries as involving prepaid expenses (PE), unearned revenues (UR),

accrued

expenses (AE), or accrued revenues (AR).

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

b. To record wages expense incurred but not yet paid (nor recorded).

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

d. To record expiration of prepaid insurance.

e. To record annual depreciation expense.

List the following steps of the accounting cycle in their proper order.

a. Posting the journal entries.

b. Journalizing and posting adjusting entries.

c. Preparing the adjusted trial balance.

d. Journalizing and posting closing entries.

e. Analyzing transactions and events.

f. Preparing the financial statements.

g. Preparing the unadjusted trial balance.

h. Journalizing transactions and events.

i. Preparing the post-closing trial balance

Question:Prepare year-end adjusting journal entries for M&R Company as of December 31, 2017, for each of the

following separate cases. (Entries can draw from the following partial chart of accounts: Cash; Accounts

Receivable; Interest Receivable; Equipment; Wages Payable; Salary Payable; Interest Payable; Lawn

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

in January following the company’s year-end.

b. Wage expenses of \)1,000 have been incurred but are not paid as of December 31.

c. M&R Company has a \(5,000 bank loan and has incurred (but not recorded) 8% interest expense of

\)400 for the year ended December 31. The company will pay the \(400 interest in cash on January 2

following the company’s year-end.

d. M&R Company hired a firm to provide lawn services at a monthly fee of \)500 with payment occurring

on the 15th of the following month. Payment for December services will occur on January 15

following the company’s year-end.

e. M&R Company has earned \(200 in interest revenue from investments for the year ended December

31. The interest revenue will be received on January 15 following the company’s year-end.

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

Question: What type of business is most likely to select a fiscal year that corresponds to its natural business year instead of the calendar year?

The following information is taken from Camara Company’s unadjusted and adjusted trial balances.

Unadjusted Adjusted Credit Debit Credit

Prepaid insurance \(4,100 \)3,700

Interest payable \(0 \)800

Given this information, which of the following is likely included among its adjusting entries?

a. A \(400 debit to Insurance Expense and an \)800 debit to Interest Payable.

b. A \(400 debit to Insurance Expense and an \)800 debit to Interest Expense.

c. A \(400 credit to Prepaid Insurance and an \)800 debit to Interest Payable.

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