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ISBN: 9781264217021

Author: Wild

Publisher: MCG

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Chapter 3, Problem 22QS

Preparing adjusting entries
P4
Cal Consulting follows the practice that prepayments are debited to expense when paid, and unearned revenues are credited to revenue when
cash is received. Given this company’s accounting practices, which one of the following applies to the preparation of adjusting entries at the end of its first accounting period?
a. Unearned fees (on which cash was received in advance earlier in the period) are recorded with a debit to Consulting Fees Earned of $500 and a credit to Unearned Consulting Fees of $500.
b. Unpaid salaries of $400 are recorded with a debit to Prepaid Salaries of $400 and a credit to Salaries Expense of $400.
C. Office supplies purchased for the period were $1,000. The cost of unused office supplies of $650 is recorded with a debit to Supplies Expense of $650 and a credit to Office Supplies of $650.
d. Earned but unbilled (and unrecorded) consulting fees for the period were $1,200, which are recorded with a debit to Unearned Consulting Fees of $1,200 and a credit to Consulting Fees Earned of $1,200.

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Ch. 3 - Adjusting for unearned (deferred) revenues P2 For...Ch. 3 - Accrued expenses adjustments Pl For each separate...Ch. 3 - Prob. 13QS Ch. 3 - Accrued revenues adjustments P4 For each separate...Ch. 3 - Recording and analysing adjusting entries A1...Ch. 3 - QS3-16 Determining effects of adjusting...Ch. 3 - Preparing an adjusted trial balance P5 Following...Ch. 3 - Prob. 18QS Ch. 3 - Prob. 19QS Ch. 3 - Prob. 20QS Ch. 3 - Preparing adjusting entries P4 Garcia Company had...Ch. 3 - Preparing adjusting entries P4 Cal Consulting...Ch. 3 - Prob. 1E Ch. 3 - Prob. 2E Ch. 3 - Prob. 3E Ch. 3 - Prob. 4E Ch. 3 - Prob. 5E Ch. 3 - Exercise 3-6 Preparing adjusting entries P1 P2 P3...Ch. 3 - Prob. 7E Ch. 3 - Prob. 8E Ch. 3 - Prob. 9E Ch. 3 - Prob. 10E Ch. 3 - Prob. 11E Ch. 3 - Prob. 12E Ch. 3 - Exercise 3-14 Preparing adjusting entries P1 P2 P3...Ch. 3 - Prob. 14E Ch. 3 - Prob. 15E Ch. 3 - Prob. 16E Ch. 3 - Prob. 17E Ch. 3 - Prob. 18E Ch. 3 - Prob. 19E Ch. 3 - Prob. 20E Ch. 3 - Problem 3-1A Identifying adjusting entries with...Ch. 3 - Problem 3-2B Preparing adjusting and subsequent...Ch. 3 - Problem 3-3A Preparing adjusting entries, adjusted...Ch. 3 - Problem 3-5A Preparing financial statements from...Ch. 3 - Problem 3-6A Recording prepaid expenses and...Ch. 3 - Prob. 1PSB Ch. 3 - Problem 3-2B Preparing adjusting and subsequent...Ch. 3 - Problem 3-3B Preparing adjusting entries, adjusted...Ch. 3 - Problem 3-5B Preparing financial statements from...Ch. 3 - Problem 3-6B Recording prepaid expenses and...Ch. 3 - Prob. 3SP Ch. 3 - Prob. 1GLP Ch. 3 - Using transactions from the following assignments,...Ch. 3 - Using transactions from the following assignments,...Ch. 3 - Prob. 4GLP Ch. 3 - Prob. 5GLP Ch. 3 - Prob. 1AA Ch. 3 - Key figures for the recent two years of both Apple...Ch. 3 - Key comparative figures for Samsung. Apple, and...Ch. 3 - Prob. 1DQ Ch. 3 - Why is the accrual basis of accounting generally...Ch. 3 - Prob. 3DQ Ch. 3 - What is a prepaid expense and where is it reported...Ch. 3 - What type of assets requires adjusting entries to...Ch. 3 - 6. What contra account is used when recording and...Ch. 3 - What is an accrued revenue? Give an example..Ch. 3 - 8. If a company initially records prepaid expenses...Ch. 3 - Prob. 1BTN Ch. 3 - Prob. 2BTN Ch. 3 - Access EDGAR online (SEC.gov) and locate the...Ch. 3 - Prob. 4BTN

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