Aunt Athena’s Catering Service provides catering service for special occasions.  During 2019, Aunt Athena performed $140,500 of catering services and collected $110,300 of cash from customers. Salaries earned by Aunt Athena’s employees during 2019 were $40,000. Aunt Athena paid employees $36,500 during 2019. Aunt Athena had $1,300 of supplies on hand at the beginning of the year and purchased and paid for an additional $7,000 of supplies during the year. Supplies on hand at the end of 2019 were $1,700. Other selling and administrative expenses incurred and paid for during 2019 were $5,500.      Required: Calculate Aunt Athena’s amount of accrual and cash-basis income for 2019 by completing the table below.      ACCRUAL BASIS   CASH BASIS Revenues:           Catering services        Less Expenses:           Salaries           Supplies           Other administrative and selling               Net Income           2. Which basis (cash or accrual) reflects more accurately the performance of Aunt Athena’s business? Briefly explain why.

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Aunt Athena’s Catering Service provides catering service for special occasions.  During 2019, Aunt Athena performed $140,500 of catering services and collected $110,300 of cash from customers. Salaries earned by Aunt Athena’s employees during 2019 were $40,000. Aunt Athena paid employees $36,500 during 2019. Aunt Athena had $1,300 of supplies on hand at the beginning of the year and purchased and paid for an additional $7,000 of supplies during the year. Supplies on hand at the end of 2019 were $1,700. Other selling and administrative expenses incurred and paid for during 2019 were $5,500.   

 

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  • Calculate Aunt Athena’s amount of accrual and cash-basis income for 2019 by completing the table below. 

 

 

ACCRUAL BASIS

 

CASH BASIS

Revenues:

 

 

 

    Catering services

 

 

 

 Less Expenses:

 

 

 

    Salaries

 

 

 

    Supplies

 

 

 

    Other administrative and selling

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income

 

 

 

 

 

2. Which basis (cash or accrual) reflects more accurately the performance of Aunt Athena’s business? Briefly explain why.

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