Question

The following information relates to December 31 adjustments for Best Print, a printing company. The firm's fiscal year ends on December 31. 1. Weekly salaries for a five-day week total $3,000, payable on Fridays. December 31 of the current year is a Tuesday. 2. Best Print has $25,000 of notes payable outstanding at December 31. Interest of $275 has accrued on these notes by December 31, but will not be paid until the notes mature next year. 3. During December, Best Print provided $1,000 of printing services to clients who will be billed on January 2. The firm uses the account Fees Receivable to reflect amounts due but not yet billed. 4. Starting December 1, all maintenance work on Best Print's equipment is handled by Prompt Repair Company under an agreement whereby Best Print pays a fixed monthly charge of $125. Best Print paid six months' service charge in advance on December 1, debiting Prepaid Maintenance for $750. 5. The firm paid $900 on December 15 for a series of radio commercials to run during December and January. One-third of the commercials have aired by December 31. The $900 payment was debited to Prepaid Advertising 6. Starting December 16, Best Print rented 400 square feet of storage space from a neighboring business. The monthly rent of $0.90 per square foot is due in advance on the first of each month. Nothing was paid in December, however, because the neighbor agreed to add the rent for 50% of December to the January 1 payment. 7. Best Print invested $7,500 in securities on December 1 and earned interest of $62 on these securities by December 31. No interest will be received until January. 8. The annual depreciation on the firm's equipment is $2,600. No depreciation has been recorded during the year. Required Prepare the required December 31 adjusting entries in the general journal. General Journal Date Description Ref. Debit Credit Dec 31 + (1) $ 0 $ To accrue salaries at December 31. To accrue interest expense at December 31. (3) To record revenue earned but not yet billed. To record December maintenance expense. 31 (5)

Answer 1

Best Print
Journal entries
Date	Account	Ref	Debit	Credit	Calculation
31-Dec	Salaries expense	(1)	$        1,200		=3,000/5*2
	Salaries Payable			$        1,200
	To accrue salaries at Dec 31
31-Dec	Interest expense	(2)	$           275
	Interest Payable			$           275
	To accrue interest expense at Dec 31
31-Dec	Fees Receivable	(3)	$        1,000
	Service Revenue			$        1,000
	To record revenue earned but not yet billed
31-Dec	Maintenance expense	(4)	$           125
	Prepaid Maintenance			$           125
	To record December maintenance expense
31-Dec	Advertising expense	(5)	$           300		=900/3
	Prepaid Advertising			$           300
	To record December advertising expense
31-Dec	Rent expense	(6)	$           180		=400*0.90*50%
	Accounts Payable			$           180
	To accrue one-half month's rent expense
31-Dec	Interest Receivable	(7)	$              62
	Interest revenue			$              62
	To accrue interest earned in December
31-Dec	Depreciation expense	(8)	$        2,600
	Accumulated Depreciation - Equipment			$        2,600
	To record annual depreciation on equipment