Problem

Preparing adjusting entries; preparing an adjusted trial balance; and preparing financial...

Preparing adjusting entries; preparing an adjusted trial balance; and preparing financial statements from an adjusted trial balance [40-50 min]

This problem continues the Draper Consulting, Inc., situation from Problem of Chapter 2. Start from the trial balance and the posted T-accounts that Draper Consulting, Inc., prepared at December 18, 2012, as follows:

Later in December, the business completed these transactions, as follows:

Dec 21	Received $1,400 in advance for client service to be performed evenly over the next 30 days.
21	Hired a secretary to be paid $2,055 on the 20th day of each month. The secretary begins work immediately.
26	Paid $450 on account.
28	Collected $300 on account.
30	Paid cash dividends of $1,400.

Requirements

1. Open these additional T-accounts: Accumulated depreciation—equipment; Accumulated depreciation—furniture; Salary payable; Unearned service revenue; Depreciation expense—equipment; Depreciation expense—furniture; Supplies expense.
2. Journalize the transactions of December 21-30.
3. Post to the T-accounts, keying all items by date.
4. Prepare a trial balance at December 31. Also set up columns for the adjustments and for the adjusted trial balance, as illustrated in Exhibit.
5. At December 31, the business gathers the following information for the adjusting entries:
a. Accrued service revenue, $550.
b. Earned $700 of the service revenue collected in advance on December 21.
c. Supplies on hand, $200.
d. Depreciation expense—equipment, $30; furniture, $70.
e. Accrued $685 expense for secretary’s salary.
On your worksheet, make these adjustments directly in the adjustments columns, and complete the adjusted trial balance at December 31. Throughout the book, to avoid rounding errors, we base adjusting entries on 30-day months and 360-day years.
6. Journalize and post the adjusting entries. In the T-accounts, denote each adjusting amount as Adj and an account balance as Bal.
7. Prepare the income statement and the statement of retained earnings of Draper Consulting for the month ended December 31, 2012, and prepare the balance sheet at that date.

Draper Consulting, Inc., completed the following transactions during the first half of December, 2012:

Dec 2	Received $18,000 cash and issued 100 shares of common stock.
2	Paid monthly office rent, $550.
3	Paid cash for a Dell computer, $1,800. This equipment is expected to remain in service for five years.
4	Purchased office furniture on account, $4,200. The furniture should last for five years.
5	Purchased supplies on account, $900.
9	Performed consulting service for a client on account, $1,500.
12	Paid utility expenses, $250.
18	Performed service for a client and received cash of $1,100.

Requirements

1. Open T-accounts: Cash, Accounts receivable, Supplies, Equipment, Furniture, Accounts payable, Common stock, Retained earnings, Dividends, Service revenue, Rent expense, and Utilities expense.
2. Journalize the transactions. Explanations are not required.
3. Post to the T-accounts. Key all items by date, and denote an account balance as Bal. Formal posting references are not required.
4. Prepare a trial balance at December 18. In the Continuing Problem of Chapter 3, we will add transactions for the remainder of December and prepare a trial balance at December 31.

Preparation of Adjusted Trial Balance