Selected account balances from December 31, 2015, accounts balance of the Gracy Company are listed below: Balances:                          Inventory, January 1, 2015        $12,500 Purchases                                       25,000 Salaries Expense                             5,000 Rent Expense                                  3,250 General and Admin Exp                 2,500 Sales                                            $61,000 Dividends Declared                       3,500 In addition, the following information is available: ·$890 of salaries have accrued as of December 31. ·On March 30, Gracy purchased a 12-month insurance policy for $240. The purchase was debited to Prepaid Insurance. ·On December 1, the company paid 2 months' rent in advance. The $1500 payment was debited to Rent Expense. ·In December, a customer paid $1,000 in advance for merchandise that will be shipped by Gracy in 2016. The amount received was credited to Sales. ·Gracy estimates its bad debts to be 1% of sales (after all adjustments). ·The income tax rate is 30%. ​ Required: Using a general journal format, prepare the required adjusting entries.

FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
10th Edition
ISBN:9781259964947
Author:Libby
Publisher:Libby
Chapter1: Financial Statements And Business Decisions
Section: Chapter Questions
Problem 1Q
icon
Related questions
Question

Selected account balances from December 31, 2015, accounts balance of the Gracy Company are listed below:

Balances:                         
Inventory, January 1, 2015        $12,500
Purchases                                       25,000
Salaries Expense                             5,000
Rent Expense                                  3,250
General and Admin Exp                 2,500
Sales                                            $61,000
Dividends Declared                       3,500

In addition, the following information is available:

·$890 of salaries have accrued as of December 31.
·On March 30, Gracy purchased a 12-month insurance policy for $240. The purchase was debited to Prepaid Insurance.
·On December 1, the company paid 2 months' rent in advance. The $1500 payment was debited to Rent Expense.
·In December, a customer paid $1,000 in advance for merchandise that will be shipped by Gracy in 2016. The amount received was credited to Sales.
·Gracy estimates its bad debts to be 1% of sales (after all adjustments).
·The income tax rate is 30%.


Required:

Using a general journal format, prepare the required adjusting entries.

Expert Solution
trending now

Trending now

This is a popular solution!

steps

Step by step

Solved in 2 steps

Blurred answer
Knowledge Booster
Income Statement Analysis
Learn more about
Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, accounting and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.
Similar questions
Recommended textbooks for you
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
Accounting
ISBN:
9781259964947
Author:
Libby
Publisher:
MCG
Accounting
Accounting
Accounting
ISBN:
9781337272094
Author:
WARREN, Carl S., Reeve, James M., Duchac, Jonathan E.
Publisher:
Cengage Learning,
Accounting Information Systems
Accounting Information Systems
Accounting
ISBN:
9781337619202
Author:
Hall, James A.
Publisher:
Cengage Learning,
Horngren's Cost Accounting: A Managerial Emphasis…
Horngren's Cost Accounting: A Managerial Emphasis…
Accounting
ISBN:
9780134475585
Author:
Srikant M. Datar, Madhav V. Rajan
Publisher:
PEARSON
Intermediate Accounting
Intermediate Accounting
Accounting
ISBN:
9781259722660
Author:
J. David Spiceland, Mark W. Nelson, Wayne M Thomas
Publisher:
McGraw-Hill Education
Financial and Managerial Accounting
Financial and Managerial Accounting
Accounting
ISBN:
9781259726705
Author:
John J Wild, Ken W. Shaw, Barbara Chiappetta Fundamental Accounting Principles
Publisher:
McGraw-Hill Education