Cornerstones of Financial Accounting
Cornerstones of Financial Accounting
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ISBN: 9781337690881
Author: Jay Rich, Jeff Jones
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 3, Problem 48E

Expense Adjustments

Faraday Electronic Service repairs stereos and DVD players. During 2019, Faraday engaged in the following activities:

  1. On September 1, Faraday paid Wausau Insurance $4,860 for its liability insurance for the next 12 months. The full amount of the prepayment was debited to prepaid insurance.
  2. At December 31, Faraday estimates that $1,520 of utility costs are unrecorded and unpaid.
  3. Faraday rents its testing equipment from JVC. Equipment rent in the amount of $1,440 is unpaid and unrecorded at December 31.
  4. In late October, Faraday agreed to become the sponsor for the sports segment of the evening news program on a local television station. The station billed Faraday $4,350 for 3 months' sponsorship-November 2019, December 2019, and January 2020-in advance. When these payments were made, Faraday debited prepaid advertising. At December 31, 2 months' advertising has been and I month remains unused.

Required:

  1. Prepare adjusting entries at December 31 for these four activities.
  2. CONCEPTUAL CONNECTION What would be the effect on expenses if the adjusting entries were not made?
Expert Solution
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To determine

Concept Introduction:

Adjusting entries are required to adjust the accounts according to the accrual basis of accounting at the end of the every accounting period. For example: Recording the depreciation expense on depreciable assets at the end of each accounting year.

The business activity for each type of adjusting entry is explained as follows:

  • Accrued revenue: The adjusting entry for Accrued revenue is prepared to record the revenue earned during the period.
  • Accrued Expense: The adjusting entry for Accrued expense is prepared to record the expenses incurred during the period.
  • Deferred Revenue: The adjusting entry for Deferred revenue is prepared to defer the revenue that belong to next period.
  • Deferred expenses: The adjusting entry for Deferred expense is prepared to defer the expense that belong to next period.
  • Depreciation: The adjusting entry for depreciation expense is prepared to record the depreciation expense that belong to current period.
  • Requirement-1:

To prepare:

The adjusting entry for the given adjustments.

Answer to Problem 48E

The adjusting entries for the given adjustments are as follows:

    Faraday Electronic Service
    Adjusting entries
    As on Dec. 31, 2019
    #Date Account titlesDebit Credit
    a.Dec. 31Insurance Expense $ 1,620
    Prepaid Insurance $ 1,620
    b.Dec. 31Utilities Expense $ 1,520
    Utilities payable $ 1,520
    c.Dec. 31Rent Expense $ 1,440
    Rent Payable $ 1,440
    c.Dec. 31Advertisement Expense $ 2,900
    Prepaid Advertisement $ 2,900

Explanation of Solution

The adjusting entries for the given adjustments are explained as follows:

    Faraday Electronic Service
    Adjusting entries
    As on Dec. 31, 2019
    #Date Account titlesDebit Credit
    a.Dec. 31Insurance Expense (4860*4/12) $ 1,620
    Prepaid Insurance $ 1,620
    (being adjustment made for the expense accrued)
    b.Dec. 31Utilities Expense $ 1,520
    Utilities payable $ 1,520
    (being adjustment made for the expense accrued)
    c.Dec. 31Rent Expense $ 1,440
    Rent Payable $ 1,440
    (being adjustment made for the expense accrued)
    c.Dec. 31Advertisement Expense (4350*2/3) $ 2,900
    Prepaid Advertisement $ 2,900
    (being adjustment made for the expense accrued)
Expert Solution
Check Mark
To determine

Concept Introduction:

Adjusting entries are required to adjust the accounts according to the accrual basis of accounting at the end of the every accounting period. For example: Recording the depreciation expense on depreciable assets at the end of each accounting year.

The business activity for each type of adjusting entry is explained as follows:

  • Accrued revenue: The adjusting entry for Accrued revenue is prepared to record the revenue earned during the period.
  • Accrued Expense: The adjusting entry for Accrued expense is prepared to record the expenses incurred during the period.
  • Deferred Revenue: The adjusting entry for Deferred revenue is prepared to defer the revenue that belong to next period.
  • Deferred expenses: The adjusting entry for Deferred expense is prepared to defer the expense that belong to next period.
  • Depreciation: The adjusting entry for depreciation expense is prepared to record the depreciation expense that belong to current period.
  • Requirement-1:

To prepare:

The adjusting entry for the given adjustments.

Answer to Problem 48E

The adjusting entries for the given adjustments are as follows:

    Faraday Electronic Service
    Adjusting entries
    As on Dec. 31, 2019
    #Date Account titlesDebit Credit
    a.Dec. 31Insurance Expense $ 1,620
    Prepaid Insurance $ 1,620
    b.Dec. 31Utilities Expense $ 1,520
    Utilities payable $ 1,520
    c.Dec. 31Rent Expense $ 1,440
    Rent Payable $ 1,440
    c.Dec. 31Advertisement Expense $ 2,900
    Prepaid Advertisement $ 2,900

Explanation of Solution

The adjusting entries for the given adjustments are explained as follows:

    Faraday Electronic Service
    Adjusting entries
    As on Dec. 31, 2019
    #Date Account titlesDebit Credit
    a.Dec. 31Insurance Expense (4860*4/12) $ 1,620
    Prepaid Insurance $ 1,620
    (being adjustment made for the expense accrued)
    b.Dec. 31Utilities Expense $ 1,520
    Utilities payable $ 1,520
    (being adjustment made for the expense accrued)
    c.Dec. 31Rent Expense $ 1,440
    Rent Payable $ 1,440
    (being adjustment made for the expense accrued)
    c.Dec. 31Advertisement Expense (4350*2/3) $ 2,900
    Prepaid Advertisement $ 2,900
    (being adjustment made for the expense accrued)
Expert Solution
Check Mark
To determine

Concept Introduction:

Adjusting entries are required to adjust the accounts according to the accrual basis of accounting at the end of the every accounting period. For example: Recording the depreciation expense on depreciable assets at the end of each accounting year.

The business activity for each type of adjusting entry is explained as follows:

  • Accrued revenue: The adjusting entry for Accrued revenue is prepared to record the revenue earned during the period.
  • Accrued Expense: The adjusting entry for Accrued expense is prepared to record the expenses incurred during the period.
  • Deferred Revenue: The adjusting entry for Deferred revenue is prepared to defer the revenue that belong to next period.
  • Deferred expenses: The adjusting entry for Deferred expense is prepared to defer the expense that belong to next period.
  • Depreciation: The adjusting entry for depreciation expense is prepared to record the depreciation expense that belong to current period.
  • Requirement-2:

To Indicate:

The effect of omission of above adjusting entries on the expenses.

Answer to Problem 48E

The of omission of above adjusting entries would result in understatement of expenses by $7,480.

Explanation of Solution

The adjusting entries for the given adjustments are explained as follows:

    Faraday Electronic Service
    Adjusting entries
    As on Dec. 31, 2019
    #Date Account titlesDebit Credit
    a.Dec. 31Insurance Expense (4860*4/12) $ 1,620
    Prepaid Insurance $ 1,620
    (being adjustment made for the expense accrued)
    b.Dec. 31Utilities Expense $ 1,520
    Utilities payable $ 1,520
    (being adjustment made for the expense accrued)
    c.Dec. 31Rent Expense $ 1,440
    Rent Payable $ 1,440
    (being adjustment made for the expense accrued)
    c.Dec. 31Advertisement Expense (4350*2/3) $ 2,900
    Prepaid Advertisement $ 2,900
    (being adjustment made for the expense accrued)

The of omission of above adjusting entries would result in understatement of expenses by $1620+1520+1440+2900 = $7,480

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