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Chapter 3, Problem 3.31E

Understanding the alternative treatment of prepaid expenses

At the beginning of the year, office supplies of $800 were on hand. During the year, Rocket Air Conditioning Service paid $6,000 for more office supplies. At the end of the year, Rocket has $500 of office supplies on hand.

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1. Record the adjusting entry assuming that Rocket records the purchase of office supplies by initially debiting an asset account. Post the adjusting entry to the Office Supplies and Supplies Expense T-accounts. Make sure to include the beginning balance and purchase of office supplies in the Office Supplies T-account.
2. Record the adjusting entry assuming that Rocket records the purchase of office supplies by initially debiting an expense account. Post the adjusting entry to the Office Supplies and Supplies Expense T-accounts. Make sure to include the beginning balance in the Office Supplies T-account and the purchase of office supplies in the Supplies Expense T-account.
3. Compare the ending balances of the T-accounts under both approaches. Are they the same?

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