Question

At March 1, 2020, Candy Inc. had supplies on hand of $500. During the month, Candy purchased supplies of $1,200 and used supplies of $1,500. The March 31 adjusting journal entry should include a?

Answer 1

Dr supplies expense $1,500

Cr supplies inventory $1,500

Explanation:

Firstly,when the balance of the supplies on hand at March 1 2020 is added to supplies purchased,the total is $1700 ($500+$1200).

However,the usage of $1,500 worth of supplies for the month of March implies that the supplies has gone down by $1,500,in essence the main task is to effect the usage in the books of accounts.

The appropriate adjusting journal entry would be to credit supplies inventory account with $1,500 and debit supplies expense account with the same amount.