Chapter 3: Q1CA (page 184)
Question: In 75 words or fewer, explain adjusting journal entries
Answer
Adjustment entry is the medication entry to rectify the errors or unrecorded transactions.
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On October 1, Orlando Gold Exchange paid cash of $57,600 for computers that are expected to remain useful for three years. At the end of three years, the value of the computers is expected to be zero. Requirements 1. Calculate the amount of depreciation for the month of October using the straightline depreciation method. 2. Record the adjusting entry for depreciation on October 31. 3. Post the purchase of October 1 and the depreciation on October 31 to T-accounts for the following accounts: Computer Equipment, Accumulated Depreciation— Computer Equipment, and Depreciation Expense—Computer Equipment. Show their balances at October 31. 4. What is the computer equipment’s book value on October 31?
Question :The accounting records of Mackay Architects include the following selected, unadjusted balances at March 31: Accounts Receivable, \(1,500; Office Supplies, \)700; Prepaid Rent, \(2,240; Equipment, \)8,000; Accumulated Depreciation—Equipment, \(0; Salaries Payable, \)0; Unearned Revenue, \(900; Service Revenue, \)4,100; Salaries Expense, \(800; Supplies Expense, \)0; Rent Expense, \(0; Depreciation Expense—Equipment, \)0. The data developed for the March 31 adjusting entries are as follows: a. Service revenue accrued, \(700. b. Unearned revenue that has been earned, \)100. c. Office Supplies on hand, \(300. d. Salaries owed to employees, \)200. e. One month of prepaid rent has expired, \(560. f. Depreciation on equipment, \)120. Requirements 1. Open a T-account for each account using the unadjusted balances given. 2. Journalize the adjusting entries using the letter and March 31 date in the date column. 3. Post the adjustments to the T-accounts, entering each adjustment by letter. Show each account’s adjusted balance.
Question :In the recording of depreciation expense, which account is credited?
Question :Consider the following independent situations at December 31: a. On October 1, a business collected \(3,000 rent in advance, debiting Cash and crediting Unearned Revenue. The tenant was paying one year’s rent in advance. On December 31, the business must account for the amount of rent it has earned. b. Salaries expense is \)1,800 per day—Monday through Friday—and the business pays employees each Friday. This year, December 31 falls on a Thursday. c. The unadjusted balance of the Office Supplies account is \(3,000. Office supplies on hand total \)1,900. d. Equipment depreciation was \(500. e. On April 1, when the business prepaid \)4,320 for a two-year insurance policy, the business debited Prepaid Insurance and credited Cash. Journalize the adjusting entry needed on December 31 for each situation. Use the letters to label the journal entries
On September 1, 2018, Salem Landscaping collected $24,000 in advance from customers for landscaping services. The service revenue will be earned monthly over the 12-month period ending August 31, 2019. Requirements 1. Journalize the entry on September 1 by using the alternative treatment of deferred revenues. 2. Record the December 31, 2018 adjusting entry
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