Questions from General Accounting


Q: Compute the times interest earned for Park Company, which reports income

Compute the times interest earned for Park Company, which reports income before interest expense and income taxes of $1,885,000 and interest expense of $145,000. Interpret its times interest earned (a...

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Q: Biloxi Gifts uses a sales journal, a purchases journal, a

Biloxi Gifts uses a sales journal, a purchases journal, a cash receipts journal, a cash disbursements journal, and a general journal as illustrated in this chapter. Journalize its November transaction...

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Q: The payroll records of Speedy Software show the following information about Marsha

The payroll records of Speedy Software show the following information about Marsha Gottschalk, an employee, for the weekly pay period ending September 30, 2015. Gottschalk is single and claims one all...

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Q: Sera Corporation has made and recorded its quarterly income tax payments.

Sera Corporation has made and recorded its quarterly income tax payments. After a final review of taxes for the year, the company identifies an additional $40,000 of income tax expense that should be...

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Q: Ticketsales, Inc., receives $5,000,000 cash

Ticketsales, Inc., receives $5,000,000 cash in advance ticket sales for a four-date tour of Bon Jovi. Record the advance ticket sales on October 31. Record the revenue earned for the first concert dat...

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Q: On January 15, the end of the first biweekly pay period

On January 15, the end of the first biweekly pay period of the year, North Company’s payroll register showed that its employees earned $35,000 of sales salaries. Withholdings from the employees’ salar...

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Q: Noura Company offers an annual bonus to employees if the company meets

Noura Company offers an annual bonus to employees if the company meets certain net income goals. Prepare the journal entry to record a $15,000 bonus owed to its workers (to be shared equally) at calen...

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Q: Chavez Co.’s salaried employees earn four weeks’ vacation per year

Chavez Co.’s salaried employees earn four weeks’ vacation per year. It pays $312,000.00 in total employee salaries for 52 weeks, but its employees work only 48 weeks. This means Chavez’s total weekly...

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Q: On September 11, 2014, Home Store sells a mower for

On September 11, 2014, Home Store sells a mower for $500 with a one-year warranty that covers parts. Warranty expense is estimated at 8% of sales. On July 24, 2015, the mower is brought in for repairs...

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Q: Ann Stolton and Susie Bright are partners in a business they started

Ann Stolton and Susie Bright are partners in a business they started two years ago. The partnership agreement states that Stolton should receive a salary allowance of $15,000 and that Bright should re...

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