Adjusting Entries
Adjusting Entries
Adjusting Entries
Q1. On May 31, the end of the current fiscal year, the following information was available to help Viera
Company’s accountants make adjusting entries:
a. The Supplies account showed a beginning balance of $2,174. Purchases during the year were $4,526.
The end-of-year inventory revealed supplies on hand that cost $1,397.
b. The Prepaid Insurance account showed the following on May 31:
The beginning balance represents the portion of a one-year policy that remained unexpired at the beginning
of the current fiscal year. The February 1 entry represents a new one-year policy, and the April 1 entry
represents additional coverage in the form of a three-year policy.
c. The following table contains the cost and annual depreciation for buildings and equipment, all of
which were purchased before the current year:
d. On March 1, the company completed negotiations with a client and accepted payment of $16,800,
which represented one year’s services paid in advance. The $16,800 was credited to Unearned
Service Revenue.
e. The company calculated that as of May 31, it had earned $4,000 on an $11,000 contract that would
be completed and billed in September.
f. Among the liabilities of the company is a note payable in the amount of $300,000. On May 31, the
accrued interest on this note amounted to $15,000.
g. On Saturday, June 2, the company, which is on a six-day work week, will pay its regular salaried
employees $12,300.
h. On May 29, the company completed negotiations and signed a contract to provide services to a new
client at an annual rate of $17,500.
Q2. The trial balance for Fleet Relay Services on December 31, 20XX, is at the next page.
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