In: Accounting
1. Gomez Co. had the following transactions in the last two
months of its year ended December 31st Nov. 1st Paid $1,900 cash
for future newspaper advertising
1st Paid $2,460 cash for 12 months of insurance through October
31st of the next year.
30th Received $3,700 cash for future services to be provided to a
customer.
Dec. Ist Paid $6,000 cash for a consultant's services to be
received over the next three months.
15 Received $7,950 cash for future services to be provided to a
customer
31st Of the advertising paid for on November 1st, $1,500 worth is
not yet used
31st A portion of the insurance paid for on November 1st has
expired. No adjustment was made in November to Prepaid
Insurance
31st Services worth $1,500 are not yet provided to the customer who
paid on November 30.
31st One-third of the consulting services paid for on December 1st
have been received.
31st The company has performed $3,400 of services that the customer
paid for on December 15th.
| Gomez Co. | ||||
| Journal entries | ||||
| Date | Account | Debit | Credit | Calculation |
| 1-Nov | Prepaid Advertising | $ 1,900 | ||
| Cash | $ 1,900 | |||
| 1-Nov | Prepaid Insurance | $ 2,460 | ||
| Cash | $ 2,460 | |||
| 30-Nov | Cash | $ 3,700 | ||
| Unearned Service Revenue | $ 3,700 | |||
| 1-Dec | Prepaid Consulting Expenses | $ 6,000 | ||
| Cash | $ 6,000 | |||
| 15-Dec | Cash | $ 7,950 | ||
| Unearned Service Revenue | $ 7,950 | |||
| Adjusting entries | ||||
| 31-Dec | Advertising expense | $ 400 | '=1900-1500 | |
| Prepaid Advertising | $ 400 | |||
| 31-Dec | Insurance expense | $ 410 | '=2460 / 12*2 | |
| Prepaid Insurance | $ 410 | |||
| 31-Dec | Unearned Service Revenue | $ 2,200 | ||
| Service Revenue | $ 2,200 | |||
| 31-Dec | Consulting Expenses | $ 2,000 | '=6000 / 3 | |
| Prepaid Consulting Expenses | $ 2,000 | |||
| 31-Dec | Unearned Service Revenue | $ 3,400 | ||
| Service Revenue | $ 3,400 |