Intermediate Accounting
Intermediate Accounting
9th Edition
ISBN: 9781259722660
Author: J. David Spiceland, Mark W. Nelson, Wayne M Thomas
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 1, Problem 1.2E

Accrual accounting

• LO1–2

Listed below are several transactions that took place during the second and third years of operations for the RPG Company.

  Year 2 Year 3
Amounts billed to customers for services rendered $350,000 $450,000
Cash collected from credit customers 260,000 400,000
Cash disbursements:    
Payment of rent 80,000 –0–
Salaries paid to employees for services rendered during the year 140,000 160,000
Travel and entertainment 30,000 40,000
Advertising 15,000 35,000

In addition, you learn that the company incurred advertising costs of $25,000 in year 2, owed the advertising agency $5,000 at the end of year 1, and there were no liabilities at the end of year 3. Also, there were no anticipated bad debts on receivables, and the rent payment was for a two-year period, year 2 and year 3.

Required:

1. Calculate accrual net income for both years.

2. Determine the amount due the advertising agency that would be shown as a liability on RPG’s balance sheet at the end of year 2.

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