Question

Problem 3-2A Preparing adjusting and subsequent journal entries LO A1, P1 Arnez Company's annual accounting period ends on December 31, 2017. The following information concerns the adjusting entries to be recorded as of that date. a. The Office Supplies account started the year with a $3.775 balance. During 2017, the company purchased supplies for $15,591 which was added to the Office Supplies account. The inventory of supplies available at December 31, 2017, totaled $3,322. b. An analysis of the company's Insurance policies provided the following facts. Month of Coverage Policy Date of Purchase April 2015 April 1, 2016 August 1, 2017 cost $10.032 8.856 7.632 The total premium for each policy was paid in full (for all months) at the purchase date, and the Prepaid Insurance account was.debited for the full cost. (Year-end adjusting entries for Prepaid Insurance were properly recorded in all prior years.) c. The company has 15 employees, who earn a total of $2,350 in salaries each working day. They are paid each Monday for their work in the five-day workweek ending on the previous Friday. Assume that December 31, 2017, is a Tuesday, and all 15 employees worked the first two days of that week. Because New Year's Day is a paid holiday, they will be paid salaries for five full days on Monday, January 6, 2018 d. The company purchased a building on January 1, 2017. It cost $905,000 and is expected to have a $45,000 salvage value at the end of its predicted 40-year life. Annual depreciation is $21.500. e. Since the company is not large enough to occupy the entire building it owns, it rented space to a tenant at $2.100 per month, starting on November 1, 2017 The rent was paid on time on November 1, and the amount received was credited to the Rent Earned account. However, the tenant has not paid the December rent. The company has worked out an agreement with the tenant, who has promised to pay both December and January rent in full on January 15. The tenant has agreed not to fall behind again. . On November 1, the company rented space to another tenant for $1,903 per month. The tenant paid five months' rent in advance on that date. The payment was recorded with a credit to the Unearned Rent account

Answer 1

Transaction	General Journal	Debit	Credit
a.	Office supplies expense	16,044		=3775+15591-3322
	Office supplies		16,044
b.	Insurance expense	7,386
	Prepaid insurance		7,386
c.	Salaries expense	4,700		=2350*2
	Salaries payable		4,700
d.	Depreciation expense—Building	21,500
	Accumulated depreciation—Building		21,500
e.	Rent receivable	2,100
	Rent earned		2,100
f.	Unearned rent	3,806		=1903*2
	Rent earned		3,806
Date	General Journal	Debit	Credit
6-Jan	Salaries payable	4,700
	Salaries expense	7,050		=2350*3
	Cash		11,750
15-Jan	Cash	4,200
	Rent receivable		2,100
	Rent earned		2,100
	Insurance expense workings:
	April 1, 2015	1254	=10032/24*3
	April 1, 2016	2952	=8856/36*12
	August 1, 2017	3180	=7632/12*5
	Total	7386