Reference no: EM132507157
Jack Tupp Auto Repair has a calendar year-end. The following transactions occurred during the year:
- On September 1, it received $4,625 from a customer for prepaid oil changes. The customer will be using these oil changes in an equal amount for the next five (5) consecutive months.
- On November 1, it signed a contract for newspaper advertising for $10,200 for the next year. You may assume an equal amount of the newspaper advertising is used up for each month during the term of the contract.
- On December 15, it received an invoice from the utility company for $1,256. It paid the invoice in full on December 30.
- On December 28, it billed $987 to a customer for repair services. The customer paid the invoice on December 31.
Questions:
Question 1. For each transaction, prepare the journal entry to record the initial transaction. Make sure to properly format your journal entry. (HINT: there are four entries you must make.)
Question 2. For each transaction, prepare any necessary adjusting journal entry as of December 31 (or any other applicable date provided). Make sure to properly format your journal entry. You may properly assume no adjusting entries were prepared at the end of each month. (HINT: there are four entries you must make.)
SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS: For each journal entry, type your response in the following format:
DR (account name) $(amount)
CR (account name) $(amount)
For example, if you are making an entry to debit Cash for $100 and credit Accounts Payable for $100, you would enter the following:
DR Cash $100
CR Accounts Payable $100
Journal Entries:
Sept 1. DR Cash 4625
CR Unearned revenue 4625
Nov 30. DR Prepaid advertisement 10200
CR Cash 10200
Dec 15. DR Utilities expense 1256
CR Accrued expenses 1256
Dec 28. Accounts receivable 987
CR Service revenue 987
Adjusting entries
Nov 1. DR Unearned revenue 3700
CR Service revenue 3700
Nov 1. DR Advertising expense 1700
CR Prepaid advertising 1700
Dec 30. DR Accrued expenses 1256
CR Cash 1256
Dec 31. DR Cash 987
CR Accounts receivables 987