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Financial & Managerial Accounting 17th Edition by Jan Williams ,Susan Haka,Mark Bettner,Joseph Carcello

النسخة 17الرقم المعياري الدولي: 978-0078025778
book Financial & Managerial Accounting 17th Edition by Jan Williams ,Susan Haka,Mark Bettner,Joseph Carcello cover

Financial & Managerial Accounting 17th Edition by Jan Williams ,Susan Haka,Mark Bettner,Joseph Carcello

النسخة 17الرقم المعياري الدولي: 978-0078025778
تمرين 51
Preparing Adjusting Entries and Determining Account Balances
Mate Ease is an Internet dating service. All members pay in advance to b e listed in the database. Advance payments are credited to an account entitled Unearned Member Dues. Adjusting entries are performed on a monthly basis. An unadjusted trial balance dated December 31, 2015, follows. (Bear in mind that adjusting entries have already been made for the first 11 months of 2015, but not for December.)
Preparing Adjusting Entries and Determining Account Balances Mate Ease is an Internet dating service. All members pay in advance to b e listed in the database. Advance payments are credited to an account entitled Unearned Member Dues. Adjusting entries are performed on a monthly basis. An unadjusted trial balance dated December 31, 2015, follows. (Bear in mind that adjusting entries have already been made for the first 11 months of 2015, but not for December.)     Other Data  1. Records show that $21,000 of cash receipts originally recorded as unearned member dues had been earned as of December 31, 2015. 2. The company purchased a six-month insurance policy on October 1, 2015, for $19,200. 3. On November 1, 2015, the company paid $21,900 for rent through January 31, 2016. 4. Office supplies on hand at December 31 amount to $440. 5. All computer equipment was purchased when the business first formed. The estimated life of the equipment at that time was three years (or 36 months). 6. On March 1, 2015, the company borrowed $90,000 by signing a 12-month, 10 percent note payable. The entire note, plus 12 months' accrued interest, is due on March 1, 2016. 7. Accrued but unrecorded salaries at December 31 amount to $10,500. 8. Estimated income taxes expense for the entire year totals $16,000. Taxes are due in the first quarter of 2016. Instructions  a. For each of the numbered paragraphs, prepare the necessary adjusting entry (including an explanation). b. Determine that amount at which each of the following accounts will be reported in the company's balance sheet dated December 31, 2015: 1. Cash 2. Unexpired Insurance 3. Prepaid Rent 4. Office Supplies 5. Computer Equipment 6. Accumulated Depreciation: Computer Equipment 7. Accounts Payable 8. Notes Payable 9. Salaries Payable 10. Interest Payable 11. Income Taxes Payable 12. Unearned Member Dues c. Why doesn't the company immediately record advance payments from customers as revenue?
Other Data
1. Records show that $21,000 of cash receipts originally recorded as unearned member dues had been earned as of December 31, 2015.
2. The company purchased a six-month insurance policy on October 1, 2015, for $19,200.
3. On November 1, 2015, the company paid $21,900 for rent through January 31, 2016.
4. Office supplies on hand at December 31 amount to $440.
5. All computer equipment was purchased when the business first formed. The estimated life of the equipment at that time was three years (or 36 months).
6. On March 1, 2015, the company borrowed $90,000 by signing a 12-month, 10 percent note payable. The entire note, plus 12 months' accrued interest, is due on March 1, 2016.
7. Accrued but unrecorded salaries at December 31 amount to $10,500.
8. Estimated income taxes expense for the entire year totals $16,000. Taxes are due in the first quarter of 2016.
Instructions
a. For each of the numbered paragraphs, prepare the necessary adjusting entry (including an explanation).
b. Determine that amount at which each of the following accounts will be reported in the company's balance sheet dated December 31, 2015:
1. Cash
2. Unexpired Insurance
3. Prepaid Rent
4. Office Supplies
5. Computer Equipment
6. Accumulated Depreciation: Computer Equipment
7. Accounts Payable
8. Notes Payable
9. Salaries Payable
10. Interest Payable
11. Income Taxes Payable
12. Unearned Member Dues
c. Why doesn't the company immediately record advance payments from customers as revenue?
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