Financial Accounting, 8th Edition
Financial Accounting, 8th Edition
8th Edition
ISBN: 9780078025556
Author: Robert Libby, Patricia Libby, Daniel Short
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 9, Problem 1P

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Prepare journal entries to record each of the given transactions.

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Journal:

Journal is the method of recording monetary business transactions in chronological order. It records the debit and credit aspects of each transaction to abide by the double-entry system.

Accounting rules for journal entries:

  • To record increase balance of account: Debit assets, expenses, losses and credit liabilities, capital, revenue and gains.
  • To record decrease balance of account: Credit assets, expenses, losses and debit liabilities, capital, revenue and gains.

Prepare journal entry to record the purchase and payment of merchandise.

DateAccount Titles and Explanation

Debit

(Amount in $)

Credit

(Amount in $)

January 15Purchase 26,500
Cash26,500
(To record the purchase and payment of merchandise)

(Table 1)

  • Purchase is an asset and there is an increase in the value of the assets. Hence, debit the purchase by $26,500.
  • Cash is an asset and there is a decrease in the value of the asset. Hence, credit the assets by $26,500

Prepare journal entry to record the borrowing of $700,000 from Bank S for general use; signed a 10 month, annual interest-bearing note for the money.

DateAccount Titles and Explanation

Debit

(Amount in $)

Credit

(Amount in $)

April 1Cash700,000
Notes payable 700,000
(To record the borrowing of money on a short-term)

(Table 2)

  • Cash is an asset and there is an increase in the value of the asset. Hence, debit the cash by $700,000.
  • Notes payable is a liability and there is an increase in the value of liability. Hence, credit the notes payable by $700,000.

Prepare journal entry to record the customer deposit for services to be performed in the future.

DateAccount Titles and Explanation

Debit

(Amount in $)

Credit

(Amount in $)

June 14Cash15,000
Unearned Revenue15,000
(To record the customer deposit of $15,000 for the services to be performed in future )

(Table 3)

  • Cash is an asset and there is an increase in the value of the asset. Hence, debit the cash by $15,000.
  • Unearned Revenue is a liability and there is an increase in the value of liability. Hence, credit the unearned revenue by $15,000.

Prepare journal entry to record the cash paid on the services performed on June 14.

DateAccount Titles and Explanation

Debit

(Amount in $)

Credit

(Amount in $)

June 15Unearned Revenue3,750
Service Revenue3,750
(To record the cash paid on the service performed on June 14)

(Table 4)

  • Unearned Revenue is a liability and there is a decrease in the value of liability. Hence, debit the unearned revenue by $3,750.
  • Sales Revenue is a component of stockholder’s equity and there is an increase in the value of equity. Hence, credit the sales revenue by $3,750.

Prepare journal entry to record the electricity bill of $27,680 that is to be paid in early of January.

DateAccount Titles and Explanation

Debit

(Amount in $)

Credit

(Amount in $)

December 12Electricity expense27,680
Electric payable27,680
(To record the electricity bill of $27,680)

(Table 5)

  • Electricity expense is a component of stockholder’s equity and there is an increase in the value of equity. Hence, debit the electricity expense by $27,680.
  • Electricity payable is a liability and there is an increase in the value of equity. Hence, credit the electricity payable by $27,680.

Prepare journal entry to record the wages earned but not yet paid on December 31.

DateAccount Titles and Explanation

Debit

(Amount in $)

Credit

(Amount in $)

December 31Wages expense15,000
Wages payable15,000
(To record the wages earned but not yet paid on December 31.)

(Table 6)

  • Wages expense is a component of stockholder’s equity and there is an increase in the value of equity. Hence, debit the wages expense by $15,000.
  • Wages payable is a liability and there is an increase in the value of equity. Hence, credit the wages payable by $15,000.

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Prepare adjusting entries required on December31, 2014.

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Adjusting entries:

Adjusting entries refers to the entries that are made at the end of an accounting period in accordance with revenue recognition principle, and expenses recognition principle.  The purpose of adjusting entries is to adjust the revenue, and the expenses during the period in which they actually occurs.

DateAccount Titles and Explanation

Debit

(Amount in $)

Credit

(Amount in $)

December 31, 2014Interest expense31,500
Interest  payable (1)31,500
(To record the adjusting entry for interest payable on December 31.)

(Table 7)

  • Interest expense is a component of stockholder’s equity and there is an increase in the value of equity. Hence, debit the interest expense by $31,500.
  • Interest payable is a liability and there is an increase in the value of equity. Hence, credit the interest payable by $31,500.

Working Note:

Interest Payable = (Principal Amount× Annual Interest rate× Number of period)=$700,000×6%×912=$31,500 (1)

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