Question

Cullumber Company has the following balances in selected accounts on December 31, 2020.

Accounts Receivable $0
Accumulated Depreciation—Equipment 0
Equipment 8,000
Interest Payable 0
Notes Payable 10,000
Prepaid Insurance 3,960
Salaries and Wages Payable 0
Supplies 2,200
Unearned Service Revenue 28,000

All the accounts have normal balances. The information below has been gathered at December 31, 2020.

1. Cullumber Company borrowed $11,400 by signing a 9%, one-year note on September 1, 2020.
2. A count of supplies on December 31, 2020, indicates that supplies of $820 are on hand.
3. Depreciation on the equipment for 2020 is $1,200.
4. Cullumber Company paid $3,960 for 12 months of insurance coverage on June 1, 2020.
5. On December 1, 2020, Cullumber collected $28,000 for consulting services to be performed from December 1, 2020, through March 31, 2021. The company had performed 1/4 of the services by December 31.
6. Cullumber performed consulting services for a client in December 2020. The client will be billed $4,200.
7. Cullumber Company pays its employees total salaries of $5,400 every Monday for the preceding 5-day week (Monday through Friday). On Monday, December 29, employees were paid for the week ending December 26. All employees worked the last 3 days of 2020.

Required:
Prepare adjusting entries for the seven items described above.

Answer 1

Answer and Explanation:

The adjusting entries are shown below:

1. Interest expense [$11,400 × 9% × 4 ÷ 12] $342

To Interest payable $342

(being accrued interest expense is recorded)

2. Supplies expense [$2,200 - $820] $1,380

To Supplies $1,380

[Being supplies expense is recorded]

3. Depreciation expense $1,200

To Accumulated depreciation-Equipment $1,200

[Being depreciation expense is recorded]

4 Insurance expense [$3,960 × 7 ÷ 12] $2,310

To Prepaid insurance $2,310

[being insurance expense is recorded]

5 Unearned service revenue $7,000

To Service revenue $7,000

[Being revenue from unearned is recorded]

6 Accounts receivable $4,200

To Service revenue $4,200

[Being accrued service revenue is recorded]

7 Salaries expense [$5,400 × 3 ÷ 5] $3,240

To Salaries payable $3,240

[being accrued salaries expense is recorded]