Chapter 3: Q4SE (page 158)
Question :Suppose on January 1, Andrew’s Tavern prepaid rent of $16,800 for the full year. At November 30, how much rent expense should be recorded for the period January 1 through November 30?
Answer
The rent expense equals $15,400
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Question :The unadjusted trial balance for All Mopped Up Company, a cleaning service, is as follows:ALL MOPPED UP COMPANY Unadjusted Trial Balance December 31, 2018 Account Title Prepaid Insurance Cash Debit Credit Office Supplies Equipment Accumulated Depreciation—Equipment Accounts Payable Salaries Payable Unearned Revenue Common Stock Dividends Service Revenue Salaries Expense Supplies Expense Depreciation Expense—Equipment Insurance Expense Total Balance \( 800 \) 45,400 \( 45,400 \) 2,000 15,300 25,000 2,000 600 30,000 2,400 700 5,000 7,000 A, During the 12 months ended December 31, 2018, All Mopped Up: a. used office supplies of \(1,700. b. used prepaid insurance of \)580. c. depreciated equipment, \(500. d. accrued salaries expense of \)310 that hasn’t been paid yet. e. earned $400 of unearned revenue. Requirements 1. Open a T-account for each account using the unadjusted balances. 2. Journalize the adjusting entries using the letter and December 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 :Birch Park Senior Center has a weekly payroll of \(12,500. December 31 falls on Wednesday, and Birch Park Senior Center will pay its employees the following Monday (January 5) for the previous full week. Assume Birch Park Senior Center has a five-day workweek and has an unadjusted balance in Salaries Expense of \)620,000. Requirements 1. Record the adjusting entry for accrued salaries on December 31. 2. Post the adjusting entry to the accounts involved, and show their balances after adjustments. 3. Record the journal entry for payment of salaries made on January 5
Which accounting concept or principle requires companies to divide their activities into small time segments such as months, quarters, or years?
Question :Consider the facts presented in the following table for Tropical View:Beginning Prepaid Rent Payments for Prepaid Rent during the year Total amount to account for Subtract: Ending Prepaid Rent Rent Expense Situation A B C D \(1,400 700 2,100 800 \) a \(1,000 1,600 700 \)900 b \( 200 1,800 \)1,900 c d \( 700 f e 600 \)1,000Complete the table by filling in the missing values.
Question :Chef ’s Catering completed the following selected transactions during May 2018: Learning Objectives 1, 2 Learning Objectives 1, 2 > Exercises May 1 Prepaid rent for three months, \(2,400. 5 Received and paid electricity bill, \)700. 9 Received cash for meals served to customers, \(2,600. 14 Paid cash for kitchen equipment, \)3,000. 23 Served a banquet on account, \(2,800. 31 Made the adjusting entry for rent (from May 1). 31 Accrued salary expense, \)1,600. 31 Recorded depreciation for May on kitchen equipment, \(50. Date May 1 \)(2,400) $0 Cash Basis Amount of Revenue (Expense) Accrual Basis Amount of Revenue (Expense) Amount of Revenue (Expense) for May Requirements 1. Show whether each transaction would be handled as a revenue or an expense using both the cash basis and accrual basis accounting systems by completing the following table. (Expenses should be shown in parentheses.) Also, indicate the dollar amount of the revenue or expense. The May 1 transaction has been completed as an example. 2. After completing the table, calculate the amount of net income or net loss for Chef ’s Catering under the accrual basis and cash basis accounting systems for May. 3. Considering your results from Requirement 2, which method gives the best picture of the true earnings of Chef ’s Catering? Why?
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