Mantle Publications publishes a golf magazine for women. The magazine sells for $4.00 a copy on the newsstand. Yearly subscriptions to the magazine cost $36 per year (12 issues). During December 2013, Expert Publications sells 4,000 copies of the golf magazine at newsstands and receives payment for 6,000 subscriptions for 2014. Financial statements are prepared monthly.
Instructions
(a) Prepare the December 2013 journal entries to record the newsstand sales and subscriptions received.
(b) Prepare the necessary adjusting entry on January 31, 2014. The January 2014 issue has been mailed to subscribers.

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The Answer of Mantle Publications publishes a golf magazine for women. The magazine sells for $4.00 a copy on the newsstand. Yearly subscriptions to the magazine cost $36 per year (12 issues). During December 2013, Expert Publications sells 4,000 copies of the golf magazine at newsstands and receives payment for 6,000 subscriptions for 2014. Financial statements are prepared monthly.
Instructions
(a) Prepare the December 2013 journal entries to record the newsstand sales and subscriptions received.
(b) Prepare the necessary adjusting entry on January 31, 2014. The January 2014 issue has been mailed to subscribers.

Mantle Publications Publishes a Golf Magazine for Women