Question

Below are transactions for Wolverine Company during 2021.

1. On December 1, 2021, Wolverine receives $4,000 cash from a company that is renting office space from Wolverine. The payment, representing rent for December and January, is credited to Deferred Revenue.
2. Wolverine purchases a one-year property insurance policy on July 1, 2021, for $13,200. The payment is debited to Prepaid Insurance for the entire amount.
3. Employee salaries of $3,000 for the month of December will be paid in early January 2022.
4. On November 1, 2021, the company borrows $15,000 from a bank. The loan requires principal and interest at 10% to be paid on October 30, 2022.
5. Office supplies at the beginning of 2021 total $1,000. On August 15, Wolverine purchases an additional $3,400 of office supplies, debiting the Supplies account. By the end of the year, $500 of office supplies remains.
Required:
Record the necessary adjusting entries at December 31, 2021, for Wolverine Company. You do not need to record transactions made during the year. Assume that no financial statements were prepared during the year and no adjusting entries were recorded.

Answer 1

Wolverine Company

Adjusting Journal Entries:

1. Debit Deferred Revenue $2,000

Credit Rent Revenue $2,000

To record rent revenue for December.

2. Debit Insurance Expense $6,600

Credit Prepaid Insurance $6,600

To record the insurance expense for the year.

3. Debit Salaries Expense $3,000

Credit Salaries Payable $3,000

To record the unpaid salaries expense.

4. Debit Interest Expense $250

Credit Interest Payable $250

To accrue interest expense for 2 months.

5. Debit Supplies Expense $3,900

Credit Supplies $3,900

To record the supplies used during the year.

Step-by-step explanation:

a) Data and Calculations:

1. Rent Revenue = $2,000 ($4,000/2)

2. Insurance Expense = $6,600 ($13,200*6/12)

3. Salaries Expense $3,000 and Salaries Payable $3,000

4. Interest Expense = $250 ($15,000 * 10% * 2/12)

5. Office Supplies:

Beginning balance $1,000

Purchases 3,400

Ending balance 500

Supplies Expense $3,900

b) Adjusting journal entries are made in order to allocate revenue and expenses to the period in which they are earned or incurred. This agrees with the accrual concept and the matching principle of generally accepted accounting principles, which require that revenue and expenses are recognized in the period they occur instead of when cash is exchanged.