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Wages of $8,000 are earned by workers but not paid as of December 31, 2017.
Depreciation on the company’s equipment for 2017 is $18,000.
The Office Supplies account had a $240 debit balance on December 31, 2016. During 2017, $5,200 of office supplies are purchased. A physical count of supplies at December 31, 2017, shows $440 of supplies available.
The Prepaid Insurance account had a $4,000 balance on December 31, 2016. An analysis of insurance policies shows that $1,200 of unexpired insurance benefits remain at December 31, 2017.
The company has earned (but not recorded) $1,050 of interest from investments in CDs for the year ended December 31, 2017. The interest revenue will be received on January 10, 2018.
The company has a bank loan and has incurred (but not recorded) interest expense of $2,500 for the year ended December 31, 2017. The company must pay the interest on January 2, 2018.
For each of the above separate cases, prepare adjusting entries
required of financial statements for the year ended (date of)
December 31, 2017.
Adjusting entry
date | account and explanation | debit | credit |
Dec 31 | Wages expense | 8000 | |
Wages payable | 8000 | ||
(To record wages accrued) | |||
Dec 31 | Depreciation expense | 18000 | |
Accumulated depreciation-equipment | 18000 | ||
(To record dep) | |||
Dec 31 | Supplies expense (240+5200-440) | 5000 | |
Supplies | 5000 | ||
(To record supplies ) | |||
Dec 31 | Insurance expense (4000-1200) | 2800 | |
Prepaid insurance | 2800 | ||
(To record insurance expense) | |||
Dec 31 | Interest receivable | 1050 | |
Interest revenue | 1050 | ||
(To record interest) | |||
Dec 31 | Interest expense | 2500 | |
Interest payable | 2500 | ||
(To record accrued interest) | |||