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Short Comprehensive Problem Including Both Adjusting and Closing EntriesSilver Lining, Inc...

Short Comprehensive Problem Including Both Adjusting and Closing Entries

Silver Lining, Inc., provides investment advisory services. The company adjusts its accounts monthly, but performs closing entries annually on December 31. The firm's unadjusted trial balance dated December 31, 2011, is shown on the following page.

SILVER-LINING, INC.

UNADJUSTED TRIAL BALANCE

DECEMBER31, 2011

 

Debits

Credits

Cash

$ 42,835

 

Accounts receivable

2,000

 

Office supplies

205

 

Prepaid rent

1,200

 

Unexpired insurance

270

 

Office equipment

54,000

 

Accumulated depreciation office equipment

 

$35,250

Accounts payable

 

1,400

Interest payable

 

360

Income taxes payable

 

1,750

Notes payable

 

9,000

Unearned consulting services revenue

 

3,500

Capital stock

 

30,000

Retained earnings

 

8,000

Dividends

1,000

 

Consulting services revenue

 

60,000

Office supplies expense

605

 

Depreciation expense: furniture and fixtures

8,250

 

Rent expense

3,525

 

Insurance expense

1,010

 

Salaries expense

27,100

 

Income taxes expense

360

 

Totals

6,900

 

 

$149,260

$149,260

Other Data

1. Accrued but unrecorded and uncollected consulting services revenue totals $1 ,500 at December 31,2011.


2. The company determined that $2,500 of previously unearned consulting services revenue had been earned at December 31, 2011.


3. Office supplies on hand at December 31 total $110.


4. The company purchased all of its equipment when it first began business. At that time, the estimated useful life of the equipment was six years (72 months).


5. The company prepaid its six-month rent agreement on October 1,2011.


6. The company prepaid its 12-month insurance policy on March 1,2011.


7. Accrued but unpaid salaries total $1 ,900 at December 31,2011.


8. On June 1,2011 , the company borrowed $9,000 by signing a nine-month, 8percent note payable. The entire amount, plus interest, is due on March 1,2012.


9. The company's CPA estimates that income taxes expense for the entire year is $7.500. The

unpaid portion of this amount is due early in 2012.

Instructions

a. Prepare the necessary adjusting journal entries on December 31 , 2011. Prepare also an adjustedtrial balance dated December 31, 2011.

b. From the adjusted trial balance prepared in part a, prepare an income statement and statement of retained earnings for the year ended December 31, 2011. Also prepare the company's balance sheet

dated December 31, 2011.

c. Prepare the necessary year-end closing entries.

d. Prepare an after-closing trial balance.

e. Compute the company's average monthly insurance expense for January and February of 2011.

f. Compute the company's average monthly rent expense for January through September of 2011.

g. If the company purchased all of its office equipment when it first incorporated, for how long has it been in business as of December 31, 2011?

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