Question

The following independent events for Repertory Theatre Ltd. during the year ended December 31, 2017, require a transaction journal entry or an adjusting journal entry, or both. The company adjusts its accounts annually.

1. The total biweekly payroll is $9,000, paid every other Friday for employee salaries earned during the prior 12-day workweek (Saturday to Thursday). This year, December 31 falls on a Friday. Salaries were last paid (and recorded) on Friday, December 24, and will be paid next on Friday, January 7.

2. Repertory Theatre rents a portion of its facilities for $600 a month to a local seniors’ choir that uses the space for rehearsals. The choir’s treasurer was ill during December, and on January 7, the theatre received a $1,200 cheque for both the amount owing for the month of December and the rent for the month of January.

3. Upon reviewing its books on December 31, the theatre noted that a telephone bill for the month of December had not yet been received. A call to Bell Aliant determined that the telephone bill was for $1,125. The bill was paid on January 11. (Hint: Use the Utilities Expense account for telephone services.)

a. Prepare the year-end adjusting entries required for items 1 through 7 on December 31.

b. Record the subsequent cash transactions in January for (1) the interest paid on January 1 (item 4), (2) payment of the payroll on January 7 (item 1), (3) receipt of the rent on January 7 (item 2), and (4) payment of the telephone bill on January 11 (item 3).

Answer 1

  Repertory Theatre Ltd.

Journal Entries

a. Closing Journal Entries On December 31st:

Dec. 31 Dr. Salaries and Wages Expense A/C 4500

Cr. Salaries and Wages Payable A/C   4500

(To Record the salaries payable for one week from 25th December 2017 to 31st December 2017)

Note: The salary payment cycle is biweekly and the total biweekly payroll is $9,000. Hence, salary payable for one week from 25th December 2017 to 31st December 2017 will be 9000/2 = 4500)

Dec. 31 Dr. Rent Receivable A/C 600

Cr. Income From Rent A/C 600

  (To Record the rent receivable from tenant for December 2017 not received)

Dec. 31 Dr. Utilities Expenses A/C 1125

Cr. Utilities Expenses Payable A/C 1125

(To Record the unpaid telephone bill for December 2017)

Dec. 31 Dr. Interst Expense A/C (Amt. to be given here)

Cr. Interest Payable A/C (Amt. to be given here)

(To record the amount of interest payable)

b. Recording the subsequent cash transactions in January 2018:

Jan. 1 Dr. Interst Payable A/C (Amt. to be given here)

Cr. Cash A/C (Amt. to be given here)

(To record the amount of interest paid for last year)

Jan. 7 Dr. Salary and wage Expenses 4500

Dr. Salary and wage Expenses payable 4500

Cr. Cash 9000

   (To Record the biweekly payment of salaries from 25th December 2017 to 7th January 2018)

Jan. 7    Dr. Cash 1200

  Cr. Rent Receivable A/C 600

Cr. Rent Received in Advance A/C 600

(To Record the rent received from tenant for December 2017 and rent received in advence for January 2018)

Jan. 11 Dr. Utilities Expenses Payable A/C  1125

Cr. Cash  A/C 1125

(To Record the patment of pending telephone bill for December 2017)