Chapter 4: Q13RQ (page 216)
What are temporary accounts? Are temporary accounts closed in the closing process?
Temporary accounts are the accounts which are related to the particular period, and are closed at the end of the year.
Yes, it is closed.
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The adjusted trial balance of Stone Sign Company follows: Account Title Prepaid Rent Cash Debit Credit Office Supplies Equipment Accumulated Depreciation—Equipment Accounts Payable Salaries Payable Unearned Revenue Notes Payable (long-term) Common Stock Dividends Service Revenue Salaries Expense Rent Expense Depreciation Expense—Equipment Supplies Expense Balance \( 15,400 \) 85,500 \( 85,500 100 \) 7,000 3,800 4,300 4,200 800 48,800 17,300 1,400 3,700 1,500 1,400 60,000 300 400 Utilities Expense 600 Total STONE SIGN COMPANY Adjusted Trial Balance January 31, 2018 Requirements 1. Assume Stone Sign Company has a January 31 year-end. Journalize Stone’s closing entries at January 31. 2. How much net income or net loss did Stone Sign Company earn for the year ended January 31? How can you tell?
Refer to the Practice Set data provided in Chapters 2 and 3 for Crystal Clear Cleaning.
Requirements
1. Prepare a worksheet (optional) at November 30, 2018. Use the unadjusted trial balance from Chapter 2 and the adjusting entries from Chapter 3.
2. Prepare an income statement and statement of retained earnings for the month ended November 30, 2018. Also prepare a classified balance sheet at November 30, 2018, using the report format. Assume the Notes Payable is long-term. Use the worksheet prepared in Requirement 1 or the adjusted trial balance from Chapter 3.
3. Prepare closing entries at November 30, 2018, and post to the accounts. Open T-accounts for Income Summary and Retained earnings. Determine the ending balance in each account. Denote each closing amount as Clos. and each account balance as Balance.
4. Prepare a post-closing trial balance at November 30, 2018.
Answer the following questions: Requirements 1. What type of normal balance does the Retained Earnings account have—debit or credit? 2. Which type of income statement account has the same type of balance as the Retained Earnings account? 3. Which type of income statement account has the opposite type of balance as the Retained Earnings account? 4. What do we call the difference between total debits and total credits on the income statement section of the worksheet?
Grant Film Productions wishes to expand and has borrowed \(100,000. As a condition for making this loan, the bank requires that the business maintain a current ratio of at least 1.50. Business has been good but not great. Expansion costs have brought the current ratio down to 1.40 on December 15. Rita Grant, owner of the business, is considering what might happen if she reports a current ratio of 1.40 to the bank. One course of action for Grant is to record in December \)10,000 of revenue that the business will earn in January of next year. The contract for this job has been signed. Requirements 1. Journalize the revenue transaction, and indicate how recording this revenue in December would affect the current ratio. 2. Discuss whether it is ethical to record the revenue transaction in December. Identify the accounting principle relevant to this situation, and give the reasons underlying your conclusion.
This comprehensive problem is a continuation of Comprehensive Problem 1. Murphy Delivery Service has completed closing entries and the accounting cycle for 2018. The business is now ready to record January 2019 transactions. Jan. 3 Collected \(200 cash from customer on account. 5 Purchased office supplies on account, \)1,000. 12 Performed delivery services for a customer and received \(3,000 cash. 15 Paid employee salary, including the amount owed on December 31, \)4,100. 18 Performed delivery services on account, \(1,350. 20 Paid \)300 on account. 24 Purchased fuel for the truck, paying \(200 cash. 27 Completed the remaining work due for Unearned Revenue. 28 Paid office rent, \)2,200, for the month of January. 30 Collected \(3,000 in advance for delivery service to be performed later. 31 Cash dividends of \)1,500 were paid to stockholders. Requirements 1. Record each January transaction in the journal. Explanations are not required. 2. Post the transactions in the T-accounts. Don’t forget to use the December 31, 2018, ending balances as appropriate. 3. Prepare an unadjusted trial balance as of January 31, 2019. 4. Prepare a worksheet as of January 31, 2019 (optional). 5. Journalize the adjusting entries using the following adjustment data and also by reviewing the journal entries prepared in Requirement 1. Post adjusting entries to the T-accounts. CHAPTER 4 246 chapter 4 Adjustment data: a. Office Supplies on hand, \(600. b. Accrued Service Revenue, \)1,800. c. Accrued Salaries Expense, $500. d. Prepaid Insurance for the month has expired. e. Depreciation was recorded on the truck for the month. 6. Prepare an adjusted trial balance as of January 31, 2019. 7. Prepare Murphy Delivery Service’s income statement and statement of retained earnings for the month ended January 31, 2019, and the classified balance sheet on that date. On the income statement, list expenses in decreasing order by amount—that is, the largest expense first, the smallest expense last. 8. Calculate the following ratios as of January 31, 2019, for Murphy Delivery Service: return on assets, debt ratio, and current ratio.
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