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a. Wages of $10,000 are earned by workers but not paid as of December 31, 2017.
b. Depreciation on the company’s equipment for 2017 is $10,960.
c. The Office Supplies account had a $330 debit balance on December 31, 2016. During 2017, $4,656 of office supplies are purchased. A physical count of supplies at December 31, 2017, shows $516 of supplies available.
d. The Prepaid Insurance account had a $5,000 balance on December 31, 2016. An analysis of insurance policies shows that $2,800 of unexpired insurance benefits remain at December 31, 2017.
e. The company has earned (but not recorded) $750 of interest from investments in CDs for the year ended December 31, 2017. The interest revenue will be received on January 10, 2018.
f. The company has a bank loan and has incurred (but not recorded) interest expense of $4,500 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.
Account Titles and Explaination | Debit | Credit | |
a. | Wages Expense | $ 10,000 | |
Wages Payable | $ 10,000 | ||
(Being wages expense recorded) | |||
b. | Depreciation expense - Equipment | $ 10,960 | |
Accumulated depreciation - Equipment | $ 10,960 | ||
(Being depreciation expense recorded) | |||
c. | Office supplies expense ($330 + $4,656 - $516) | $ 4,470 | |
Office supplies | $ 4,470 | ||
(being cost of goods sold recorded) | |||
d. | Insurance expense ($5,000 - $2,800) | $ 2,200 | |
Prepaid insurance | $ 2,200 | ||
(Being insurance expense incurred) | |||
e. | Interest receivalbe | $ 750 | |
Interest revenue | $ 750 | ||
(Being interest to be recived recorded) | |||
f. | Interest expense | $ 4,500 | |
Interest payable | $ 4,500 | ||
(Being interest to be payable recorded) |