In: Accounting
Below are three independent and unrelated errors.
On December 31, 2017, Wolfe-Bache Corporation failed to accrue office supplies expense of $1,750. In January 2018, when it received the bill from its supplier, Wolfe-Bache made the following entry:
Office supplies expense | 1,750 | ||
Cash | 1,750 | ||
On the last day of 2017, Midwest Importers received a $89,000 prepayment from a tenant for 2018 rent of a building. Midwest recorded the receipt as rent revenue.
At the end of 2017, Dinkins-Lowery Corporation failed to accrue interest of $7,900 on a note receivable. At the beginning of 2018, when the company received the cash, it was recorded as interest revenue.
Required:
For each error:
1. What would be the effect of each error on the
income statement and the balance sheet in the 2017 financial
statements?
2. Prepare any journal entries each company should
record in 2018 to correct the errors.
1.
Error a.
Income statement: expense understated net income
overstated
Balance sheet: Liabilities
understated
Retained earning overstated
Error b.
Income statement: Revenue overstated net
income Overstated Balance sheet:
Liabilities understated
Retained earning overstated
Error c.
Income statement: Revenue understated net income Understated
Balance sheet: Asset understated Retained Earning understated
2.
Debit credit
a. Retained earning A/C
Dr. $1750
To office
supplies expense
A/C
$1750
b. Retained earning A/C
Dr. $89000
To rent revenue
A/C
$89000
C. Interest revenue A/C
Dr. $7900
To retained
earning
A/C
$7900