In: Accounting
Arnez Company’s annual accounting period ends on December 31, 2018. The following information concerns the adjusting entries to be recorded as of that date.
Policy | Date of Purchase | Months of Coverage | Cost | |
A | April 1, 2016 | 24 | $ | 10,464 |
B | April 1, 2017 | 36 | 9,216 | |
C | August 1, 2018 | 12 | 8,064 | |
The total premium for each policy was paid in full (for all months) at the purchase date, and the Prepaid Insurance account was debited for the full cost. (Year-end adjusting entries for Prepaid Insurance were properly recorded in all prior years.)
Required:
1. Use the information to prepare adjusting
entries as of December 31, 2018.
2. Prepare journal entries to record the first
subsequent cash transaction in 2019 for parts c and
e.
Transaction | General Journal | Debit | Credit | |
a. | Office supplies expense | 18,488 | =4350+17966-3828 | |
Office supplies | 18,488 | |||
b. | Insurance expense | 7,740 | ||
Prepaid insurance | 7,740 | |||
c. | Salaries expense | 3,200 | =1600*2 | |
Salaries payable | 3,200 | |||
d. | Depreciation expense—Building | 19,000 | ||
Accumulated depreciation—Building | 19,000 | |||
e. | Rent receivable | 3,500 | ||
Rent earned | 3,500 | |||
f. | Unearned rent | 6,342 | =3171*2 | |
Rent earned | 6,342 | |||
Date | General Journal | Debit | Credit | |
6-Jan | Salaries payable | 3,200 | ||
Salaries expense | 4,800 | =1600*3 | ||
Cash | 8,000 | |||
15-Jan | Cash | 7,000 | ||
Rent receivable | 3,500 | |||
Rent earned | 3,500 | |||
Insurance expense workings: | ||||
April 1, 2016 | 1308 | =10464/24*3 | ||
April 1, 2017 | 3072 | =9216/36*12 | ||
August 1, 2018 | 3360 | =8064/12*5 | ||
Total | 7740 |