Financial & Managerial Accounting 3rd Edition by Charles Horngren,Harrison, Walter,Suzanne Oliver

Exercise 45

Comparing accrual and cash-basis accounting, preparing adjusting entries, and preparing income statements
Charlotte's Golf School, Inc., completed the following transactions during March, 2012:

Requirements
1. Prepare journal entries for each transaction.
2. Using the journal entries as a guide, show whether each transaction would be handled as a revenue or an expense, using both the accrual and cash basis, by completing the following table.

3. After completing the table, calculate the amount of net income or net loss for the company under the accrual and cash basis for March.
4. Considering your results from Requirement 3, which method gives the best picture of the true earnings of Charlotte's Golf SchooL Inc. Why