Financial Accounting
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Chapter 3, Problem 3.1CON
Accounting for Operating Activities in a New Business (the Accounting Cycle)
Penny’s Pool Service & Supply. Inc. (PPSS) had the following transactions related to operating the business in its first year’s busiest quarter ended September 30:
- a. Placed and paid for $2,600 in advertisements with several area newspapers (including the online versions). all of which ran in the newspapers during the quarter.
- b. Cleaned pools for customers for $19,200. receiving $16,000 in cash with the rest owed by customers who will pay when billed in October.
- c. Paid Pool Corporation. Inc., a pool supply wholesaler. $10,600 for inventory received by PPSS in May.
- d. As an incentive to maintain customer loyalty. PPSS offered customers a discount for prepaying next year’s pool cleaning service. PPSS received $10,000 from customers who took advantage of the discount.
- e. Paid the office receptionist $4,500. with $1,500 owed from work in the prior quarter and the rest from work in the current quarter. Last quarter's amount was recorded as an expense and a liability Wages Payable.
- f. Had the company van repaired, paying $310 to the mechanic.
- g. Paid $220 for phone, water, and electric utilities used during the quarter.
- h. Received $75 cash in interest earned during the current quarter on short-term investments.
- i. Received a property tax bill for $600 for use of the land and building in the quarter: the bill will be paid next quarter.
- j. Paid $2,400 for the next quarter’s insurance coverage.
Required:
- 1. For each of the events, prepare journal entries, checking that debits equal credits.
- 2. Based only on these quarterly transactions, prepare a classified income statement (with income from operations determined separately from other items) for the quarter ended September 30.
- 3. Calculate the net profit margin ratio at September 30. What does this ratio indicate about the ability of PPSS to control operations?
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Problem 3-1B
Identifying adjusting entries with explanations
P1 P2 P3 P4
For journal entries 1 through 12, indicate the explanation that most closely describes it. You can use
explanations more than once.
A.
To record payment of a prepaid expense.
B.
To record this period's use of a prepaid expense.
C.
To record this period's depreciation expense.
D.
To record receipt of unearned revenue.
E.
To record this period's earning of prior unearned revenue.
F.
To record an accrued expense.
G.
To record payment of an accrued expense.
H.
To record an accrued revenue.
I.
To record receipt of accrued revenue.
1.
Interest Receivable
3,500
7. Cash
1,500
Interest Revenue
3,500
Accounts Receivable (from services)
1,500
2.
Salaries Payable
9,000
8. Salaries Expense
7,000
Cash
9,000
Salaries Payable
7,000
3. Depreciation Expense
8,000
9.
Cash
1,000
Accumulated Depreciation.
8,000
Interest Receivable
1,000
4.
Cash
9,000
10.
Unearned Revenue
9,000
Prepaid Rent
Cash
3,000
3,000
5.
Insurance Expense
4,000…
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Financial Accounting
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