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The unadjusted trial balance of Vancouver Trucking Inc., at December 31, 2020, is as follows:DebitCreditCash$17,310Accounts Receivable102,500Allowance for Doubtful Accounts$3,390Inventory61,000Prepaid Insurance4,559Bond Investment at Amortized Cost57,120Land31,800Buildings154,000Accumulated Depreciation—Buildings12,560Equipment32,400Accumulated Depreciation—Equipment5,400Goodwill17,000Accounts Payable100,400Bonds Payable (20-year, 7%)162,000Common Shares120,100Retained Earnings61,139Sales Revenue197,000Rent Revenue10,350Advertising Expense23,400Supplies Expense10,300Purchases97,100Purchase Discounts950Salaries and wages expense52,800Interest Expense12,000$673,289$673,289
Preparethe followingadjusting and correcting entries for December 31, 2020, using the information given, for the scenarios below (#1 -#9):
1.Actual advertising costs amounted to $1,580 per month. The company has already paid for advertisements for the first quarter of 2021.
2.The building was purchased and occupied on January 1, 2017, with an estimated useful life of 10 years, and residual value of $38,400. (The company uses straight-line depreciation.)
3.Prepaid insurance contains the premium costs of several policies, including Policy A, cost of $2,807, one-year term, taken out on April 1, 2020; and Policy B, cost of $1,962, three-year term, taken out on September 1, 2020.
4.A portion of Vancouver’s Trucking Inc. building has been converted into a snack bar that has been rented to the Blue Spruce Corp. since July 1, 2018, at a rate of $8,900 per year payable each July 1 in advance.
5.One of the company’s customers declared bankruptcy on December 30, 2020. It is now certain that the $2,680 the customer owes will never be collected. This fact has not been recorded. In addition, the Companyestimates that 3% of the Accounts Receivable balance on December 31, 2020, willbecome uncollectible.
6.An advance of $610 to a salesperson on December 31, 2020, was charged to Salaries and Wages Expense.
7.On November 1, 2015, Vancouver Truckingissued 162 $1,000 bonds at par value. Interest is paid semi-annually on April 30 and October 31.
8.The equipment was purchased on January 1, 2015, with an estimated useful life of 10 years, and no residual value. (The company uses straight-line depreciation.)
9.On August 1, 2020, Vancouver Truckingpurchased at par value 42 $1,860, 8% bonds maturing on July 31, 2019. Interest is paid on July 31 and January