Horngren's Financial & Managerial Accounting, The Financial Chapters (Book & Access Card)
Horngren's Financial & Managerial Accounting, The Financial Chapters (Book & Access Card)
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Author: Tracie L. Miller-Nobles, Brenda L. Mattison, Ella Mae Matsumura
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 3, Problem 3.31E

Understanding the alternative treatment of prepaid expenses

At the beginning of the year, office supplies of $800 were on hand. During the year, Rocket Air Conditioning Service paid $6,000 for more office supplies. At the end of the year, Rocket has $500 of office supplies on hand.

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  1. 1. Record the adjusting entry assuming that Rocket records the purchase of office supplies by initially debiting an asset account. Post the adjusting entry to the Office Supplies and Supplies Expense T-accounts. Make sure to include the beginning balance and purchase of office supplies in the Office Supplies T-account.
  2. 2. Record the adjusting entry assuming that Rocket records the purchase of office supplies by initially debiting an expense account. Post the adjusting entry to the Office Supplies and Supplies Expense T-accounts. Make sure to include the beginning balance in the Office Supplies T-account and the purchase of office supplies in the Supplies Expense T-account.
  3. 3. Compare the ending balances of the T-accounts under both approaches. Are they the same?
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Horngren's Financial & Managerial Accounting, The Financial Chapters (Book & Access Card)

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