Question

Arnez Company's annual accounting period ends on December 31, 2017. The following information concerns the adjusting entries to be recorded as of that date. a. The Office Supplies account started the year with a $3,675 balance. During 2017, the company purchased supplies for $15,178, which was added to the Office Supplies account. The inventory of supplies available at December 31, 2017 totaled $3,234 b. An analysis of the company's insurance policies provided the following facts. Policy A B C Date of Purchase April 1, 2015 April 1, 2016 August 1, 2017 Months of Coverage 24 36 12 Cost $11,832 10,584 9,432 The total premium for each policy was paid in full (for all months) at the purchase date, and the Prepaid Insurance account was debited for the full cost. (Year-end adjusting entries for Prepaid Insurance were properly recorded in all prior years.) c. The company has 15 employees, who earn a total of $2,800 in salaries each working day. They are paid each Monday for their work in the five-day workweek ending on the previous Friday. Assume that December 31, 2017, is a Tuesday, and all 15 employees worked the first two days of that week. Because New Year's Day is a paid holiday, they will be paid salaries for five full days on Monday, January 6, 2018 d. The company purchased a building on January 1, 2017. It cost $855,000 and is expected to have a $45,000 salvage value at the e. Since the company is not large enough to occupy the entire building it owns, it rented space to a tenant at $3,000 per month, starting on November 1, 2017. The rent was paid on time on November 1, and the amount received was credited to the Rent Earned account. However, the tenant has not paid the December rent. The company has worked out an agreement with the tenant, who has promised to pay both December and January rent in full on January 15. The tenant has agreed not to fall behind again 1. On November 1, the company rented space to another tenant for $2.718 per month. The tenant paid five months' rent in advance on that date. The payment was recorded with a credit to the Unearned Rent account Required: 1. Use the information to prepare adjusting entries as of December 31, 2017 2. Prepare Journal entries to record the first subsequent cash transaction in 2018 for parts cand e.

Answer 1

Preparation of Adjusting entries for the Year Ended December 31, 2017: Journal Entries Date Account Title and Explaination Post. Ref. Debit $ Credit $ $ 15,619.00 $ 15,619.00 Dec.31 Supplies Expense ($3675 + $15178 - $3234) Office Supplies (To record adjusting entry for consumption of Office Supplies) $ 8,937.00 Insurance Expense ($11832/24 x Dec.31 3)+($10584/36x12)+($9432/12 x 5) Prepaid Insurance (To record adjusting entry for expired portion of prepaid insurance) $ 8,937.00 Dec.31 $ 5,600.00 $ Salaries and Wages Expense ($2800 x 2) Salaries and Wages Payable (To record adjusting entry for accrued salaries and wages expense) 5,600.00

Jan.6 $ $ 5,600.00 8,400.00 Salaries and Wages Payable Salaries and Wages Expense ($2800 x 3) Cash (To record payment accrued and current salaries) $ 14,000.00 S 6,000.00 $ Jan.15 Cash Rent Receivable Rent Earned (To record receipt of two months rent) 3,000.00 3,000.00

$ 5,600.00 $ 5,600.00 Dec.31 Salaries and Wages Expense ($2800 x 2) Salaries and Wages Payable (To record adjusting entry for accrued salaries and wages expense) $ 27,000.00 $ 27,000.00 Dec.31 Depreciation Expense Accumulated Depreciation - Building (To record adjusting entry for Depreciation Expense on Building) $ 3,000.00 $ 3,000.00 Dec.31 Rent Receivable Rent Earned (To record adjusting entry for Rent Earned for the December month) Dec.31 Unearned Rent ($2718 x 2) Rent Earned (To record adjusting entry for earned portion of unearned rent) $ 5,436.00 $ 5,436.00