Question

Crane Company Ltd. publishes a monthly sports magazine, Fishing Preview. Subscriptions to the magazine cost $28 per year. During November 2022, Crane sells 9,000 subscriptions for cash, beginning with the December issue. Crane prepares financial statements quarterly and recognizes subscription revenue at the end of the quarter. The company uses the accounts Unearned Subscription Revenue and Subscription Revenue. The company has a December 31 year-end.

Required:
a. Prepare the adjusting entry at December 31, 2022, to record subscription revenue in December 2022.
b. Prepare the adjusting entry at March 31, 2023, to record subscription revenue in the first quarter of 2023.

Answer 1

A. Debit unearned subscription revenue $21,000

Credit Subscription Revenue $21,000

B. Debit Unearned Subscription Revenue $63,000

Credit Earned Subscription Revenue $63,000

Step-by-step explanation:

A. Preparation of the adjusting entry at December 31, 2022, to record subscription revenue in December 2022.

Debit unearned subscription revenue $21,000

Credit Subscription Revenue $21,000

[($28 per year*9,000)/12]

(Being to record subscription revenue )

B. Preparation of the adjusting entry at March 31, 2023, to record subscription revenue in the first quarter of 2023.

Debit Unearned Subscription Revenue $63,000

Credit Earned Subscription Revenue $63,000

[($28 per year*9,000)/12*3]

(Being to record subscription revenue in the first quarter)