In: Accounting
Analyzing and Computing Financial Statement Effects of Loan Interest
Huddart Company gave a creditor a 90-day, 8% note payable for $7,200 on December 16.
a. Prepare the journal entry to record the year-end December 31st accounting adjustment Huddart must make.
| Description | Debit | Credit | 
|---|---|---|
| AnswerInterest expenseInterest payable | Answer | Answer | 
| AnswerInterest expenseInterest payable | Answer | Answer | 
b. Post the journal entries from part a to their respective T-accounts.
| Interest Payable | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Answer | Answer | ||
| Interest Expense | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Answer | Answer | ||
c. Record the transaction from part a in the financial statement effects template.
| Transaction | Cash Asset | + | Noncash Assets | = | Liabilities | + | Contr. Captial | + | Earned Capital | Revenue | - | Expenses | = | Net income | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| To record year-end adjustment. | Answer | Answer | Answer | Answer | Answer | Answer | Answer | Answer | 
--Interest needs to be calculated from 16 Dec to 31 Dec = 15 days.
--No. of days in a year taken = 360 days.
--Interest expense = 7200 x 8% x 15/360 = $ 24
| 
 Description  | 
 Debit  | 
 Credit  | 
| 
 Interest expense  | 
 $ 24.00  | 
|
| 
 Interest payable  | 
 $ 24.00  | 
| 
 Interest Payable  | 
|||
| 
 $ 24.00  | 
|||
| 
 Interest Expense  | 
|||
| 
 $ 24.00  | 
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| 
 Transaction  | 
 Cash Asset  | 
 +  | 
 Noncash Assets  | 
 =  | 
 Liabilities  | 
 +  | 
 Contr. Captial  | 
 +  | 
 Earned Capital  | 
 Revenue  | 
 -  | 
 Expenses  | 
 =  | 
 Net income  | 
|
| 
 To record year-end adjustment.  | 
 $ -  | 
 $ -  | 
 $ 24.00  | 
 $ -  | 
 $ (24.00)  | 
 $ -  | 
 $ 24.00  | 
 $ (24.00)  |