Fun Depot is a retail store that sells toys, games, and bicycles. On December 31, 20X1, the firm’s general ledger contained the following accounts and balances. INSTRUCTIONS 1. Prepare the Trial Balance section of a 10-column worksheet. The worksheet covers the year ended December 31, 20X1. 2. Enter the adjustments below in the Adjustments section of the worksheet. Identify each adjustment with the appropriate letter. 3. Complete the worksheet. ACCOUNTS AND BALANCES Cash $ 26,400 Dr. Accounts Receivable 22,700 Dr. Allowance for Doubtful Accounts 320 Cr. Merchandise Inventory 138,000 Dr. Supplies 11,600 Dr. Prepaid Advertising 5,280 Dr. Store Equipment 32,500 Dr. Accumulated Depreciation—Store Equipment 5,760 Cr. Office Equipment 8,400 Dr. Accumulated Depreciation—Office Equipment 1,440 Cr. Accounts Payable 8,600 Cr. Social Security Tax Payable 5,920 Cr. Medicare Tax Payable 1,368 Cr. Federal Unemployment Tax Payable State Unemployment Tax Payable Salaries Payable Janie Fielder, Capital 112,250 Cr. Janie Fielder, Drawing 100,000 Dr. Sales 1,043,662 Cr. Sales Returns and Allowances 17,200 Dr. Purchases 507,600 Dr. Purchases Returns and Allowances 5,040 Cr. Rent Expense 125,000 Dr. Telephone Expense 4,280 Dr. Salaries Expense 164,200 Dr. Payroll Taxes Expense 15,200 Dr. Income Summary Supplies Expense Advertising Expense 6,000 Dr. Depreciation Expense—Store Equipment Depreciation Expense—Office Equipment Uncollectible Accounts Expense ADJUSTMENTS a.–b. Merchandise inventory on December 31 is $148,000. c. During 20X1, the firm had net credit sales of $440,000. The firm estimates that 0.7 percent of these sales will result in uncollectible accounts. d. On December 31, an inventory of the supplies showed that items costing $2,960 were on hand. e. On September 1, 20X1, the firm signed a six-month advertising contract for $5,280 with a local newspaper and paid the full amount in advance. f. On January 2, 20X0, the firm purchased store equipment for $32,500. At that time, the equipment was estimated to have a useful life of five years and a salvage value of $3,700. g. On January 2, 20X0, the firm purchased office equipment for $8,400. At that time, the equipment was estimated to have a useful life of five years and a salvage value of $1,200. h. On December 31, the firm owed salaries of $8,000 that will not be paid until 20X2. i. On December 31, the firm owed the employer’s social security tax (assume 6.2 percent) and Medicare tax (assume 1.45 percent) on the entire $8,000 of accrued wages. j. On December 31, the firm owed federal unemployment tax (assume 0.6 percent) and state unemployment tax (assume 5.4 percent) on the entire $8,000 of accrued wages. Analyze: If the adjustment for advertising had not been recorded, what would the reported net income have been?
> A portion of the Stockholders’ Equity section of LTB Corporation’s balance sheet as of December 31, 20X1, appears below. Dividends have not been paid for the year 20X0. There has been no change in the number of shares of stock issued and outstanding duri
> Cancell Corporation issued and has outstanding 50,000 shares of $5 par-value common stock and 10,000 shares of $100 par-value, 5 percent preferred stock. The board of directors votes to distribute $40,000 as dividends in 20X1, $90,000 in 20X2, and $120,0
> Franklin Winston and Haley Thomas are partners in Technology Applications. The balances of their capital accounts on January 2, 20X1, after revaluation of assets were Winston, $240,000, and Thomas, $320,000. Profits and losses are shared in the ratio of
> The balance sheet of The Office Equipment and Supply Shop after the revenue, expense, and partners’ drawing accounts have been closed on December 31, 20X1, is provided below. On that date, Rush, Hatten, and Booker agree to admit Rosie H
> What is a purchase return?
> Alicia Meeks and Charolette Hicks operate Uptown Apartments. Their partnership agreement provides for salaries of $120,000 a year for Meeks and $96,000 for Hicks and for an interest allowance of 10 percent on each partner’s invested capital at the beginn
> Warren Burggren and Justin Beavers operate a retail furniture store. Under the terms of the partnership agreement, Burggren is authorized to withdraw $9,000 a month and Beavers $7,500 a month. The withdrawals, which are not considered to be salaries, wer
> James Grayson operates a store that sells paintings and portraits by local artists. Grayson has agreed to enter into a partnership with Connie Chu, effective January 1, 20X1. The new firm will be called Paintings and Portraits Supply Company. Grayson is
> Teresa Ballard operates the Ballard Broadcast Company. Her postclosing trial balance on December 31, 20X1, is as follows: Ballard agrees to enter into a partnership with Helena Pittman, effective January 1, 20X2. Profits and losses will be shared equally
> Selected accounts of the Mayo Medical Labs are listed below. Also given are some transactions and events that took place at the company during 20X1. INSTRUCTIONS 1. Record in general journal form the transactions for 20X1 described. 2. Record amortizatio
> Liberty National Airlines is a small commercial airline operating in the United States. Because of poor economic conditions in the airline industry in 20X1, Liberty National has eliminated some routes and reduced the frequency of flights on all other rou
> Campuzano Company acquired a mineral property and drilled an oil well in 20X1. Capitalized costs subject to depletion totaled $800,000. When the well began producing in late 20X1, it was estimated that one million barrels of oil could ultimately be produ
> Freedom Company purchased four identical machines on January 4, 20X1, paying $9,000 for each machine. The useful life of each machine is expected to be five years, with no salvage value expected. The company uses the straight-line method of depreciation.
> The following transactions occurred at Wilson Company during 20X1: INSTRUCTIONS Note: In each case, assume that straight-line depreciation is used and that depreciation was last recorded on December 31, 20X0. Compute depreciation to the nearest whole dol
> On January 3, 20X1, Richardson Company purchased a computer (cost, $20,000; expected life, four years; estimated salvage value, $4,000) and an eight-passenger van (cost, $78,000; estimated life, eight years; estimated salvage value, $14,000). For financi
> What is a purchase allowance?
> Havana Company purchased a carton fabrication unit for $247,500 on January 8, 20X1. The machine’s useful life is estimated as 3,000,000 units of product or eight years, and its salvage value is estimated at $22,500. The number of carton
> On January 5, 20X1, Terrell Company purchased a new $400,000 machine with a five-year useful life and an estimated salvage value of $30,000. INSTRUCTIONS Prepare a schedule showing the annual depreciation and accumulated depreciation for each of the firs
> On July 5, 20X1, Piney Woods Company purchased a site for its new headquarters for $320,000. At a cost of $25,000, it razed two existing houses, with a total appraised value of $52,700, and received $13,100 from salvage. The firm also paid $7,500 in atto
> Beasley Realty Group had two completed unsold buildings on hand on January 1, 20X1. Unit 06-92: Cost, $395,000; retail price, $482,000 Unit 06-94: Cost, $436,500; retail price, $504,000 During the period January 1 through March 31, the company completed
> The April 1 inventory of Henderson Stores had a cost of $231,000 and a retail value of $335,000. During April, merchandise was purchased for $267,250 and marked to sell for $419,000. Freight in was $9,000. April sales totaled $537,500. INSTRUCTIONS 1. Co
> Over the last two years, Allison Company has averaged 35 percent gross profit. At the end of 20X1, the auditor found the following data in the records of the company: Inquiry by the auditor revealed that employees of Allison Company had estimated the inv
> The following data concerns inventory at Eddy’s Boat & Bike Shop: INSTRUCTIONS Determine the amount that the company should report as the inventory valuation at cost or net realizable value, whichever is lower. Use each of the follo
> The following data pertains to Model Q two-wheeled trailers in the inventory of Moss Travel Trailers Equipment Company during the year 20X1: Inventory, January 1 50 units at $10,480 Purchases: February 27 38 units at $9,320 August 16 46 units at $9,300 N
> The following data relates to the inventory and purchases of item 125 for McCray Company during May: Inventory, May 1 260 units at $21.00 Purchases: May 10 190 units at $20.75 May 19 140 units at $20.35 May 25 160 units at $20.40 Inventory, May 31 230 un
> On April 2, 20X1, Wu Company received a 6-month, 8 percent interest-bearing note from Jenna Blackmon in settlement of a past-due account receivable of $15,000. On May 3, Wu discounted this note at Mercantile State Bank. The bank charged a discount rate o
> What is the purpose of a credit memorandum?
> The following notes receivable are held by the Rodriguez Company on January 1, 20X1. On January 2, 20X1, Rodriguez discounted all of these notes at First National Bank at a discount rate of 10 percent. Compute the net proceeds the firm received from disc
> Ferrier Company received the notes listed below in 20X1. Compute the interest to be paid and the maturity value of each note. Show all computations. Analyze: Assuming all notes are paid when due, what would be the balance in Notes Receivable on July 31?
> Give the general journal entry to record each of the following transactions: 1. On June 3, 20X1, Huddleston Company issued a 120-day, 9 percent note for $36,000 to purchase new office equipment. 2. Huddleston Company paid the June 3 note when it became d
> The notes listed below were issued by Louisiana Company during 20X1: 1. A $30,000 note at 10 percent for 90 days, issued on June 15. 2. A $60,000 note at 6 percent for 30 days, issued on August 21. 3. An $80,000 note at 7.5 percent for 6 months, issued o
> Interactive Planning Software uses the direct charge-off method to account for uncollectible accounts expenses as they occur. Selected transactions for 20X1 and 20X2 follow. The accounts involved are Accounts Receivable, Notes Receivable, and Uncollectib
> The balances of selected accounts of Greece Sportswear Company on December 31, 20X1, are given below. Credit sales totaled $9,620,000. The returns and allowances on these sales were $55,000. Accounts Receivable $905,0000 Allowance for Doubtful Accounts 1
> The schedule of accounts receivable by age shown below was prepared for the Custom Windows Shop at the end of the firm’s fiscal year on July 31, 20X1: INSTRUCTIONS 1. Compute the estimated uncollectible accounts at the end of the year u
> Lord Taylor Plumbing Company provides plumbing installations for both business and individual customers. The company records sales for the two types of customers in separate Sales accounts. The company’s experience has been that each ty
> For each of the unrelated situations below, identify the accounting principle or concept violated (if a violation exists) and explain the nature of the violation. If you believe that the treatment is in accordance with GAAP, state this as your position a
> Country Cooking Prepared Meals is a retail shop owned by Beatrice Wilson. She wants to expand her business and has submitted the following balance sheet to her bank as part of the business loan application. INSTRUCTIONS 1. Identify any errors in the bala
> What major safeguards should be built into a system of internal control for purchases of goods?
> The income statement shown below was prepared by Karen Carter, owner of Karen’s Beauty Supplies. The business is a sole proprietorship that sells skin and hair care products. An accountant who looked at the income statement told Carter
> The accounting treatment or statement presentation of various items is discussed below. The items pertain to unrelated businesses. INSTRUCTION Indicate in each case whether the item has been handled in accordance with generally accepted accounting princi
> Read each of the following statements carefully and indicate whether each is true or false. 1. The FASB and IASB have placed little emphasis on cash flows in their conceptual framework. 2. Providing useful information to investors is one of the major con
> The data below concerns adjustments to be made at Mendocino Creek Wine Company. INSTRUCTIONS 1. Record the adjusting entries in the general journal as of December 31, 20X1. Use 25 as the first journal page number. Include descriptions. 2. Record reversin
> Obtain all data that is necessary from the worksheet prepared for Whatnots. Then follow the instructions to complete this problem. INSTRUCTIONS 1. Record adjusting entries in the general journal as of December 31, 20X1. Use 29 as the first journal page n
> Obtain all data necessary from the worksheet prepared for Gamer’s Paradise. Then follow the instructions to complete this problem. INSTRUCTIONS 1. Prepare a classified income statement for the year ended December 31, 20X1. The company does not classify i
> Hog Wild is a retail firm that sells motorcycles, parts, and accessories. The adjusted trial balance data given below is from the firm’s worksheet for the year ended December 31, 20X1. INSTRUCTIONS 1. Prepare a classified income stateme
> ComputerGeeks.com is a retail store that sells computers, laptops, supplies, and other electronic devices. The adjusted trial balance data given below is from the firm’s worksheet for the year ended December 31, 20X1. INSTRUCTIONS 1. Pr
> Gamer’s Paradise is a retail store that sells computer games, owned by Matt Huffman. On December 31, 20X1, the firm’s general ledger contained the accounts and balances below. All account balances are normal. Cash $36,465 Accounts Receivable 2,669 Prepa
> Whatnots is a retail seller of cards, novelty items, and business products. On December 31, 20X1, the firm’s general ledger contained the following accounts and balances. INSTRUCTIONS 1. Prepare the Trial Balance section of a 10-column worksheet. The wor
> A business has purchased some new equipment for use in its operations, not for resale to customers. The terms of the invoice are n/30. Should this transaction be entered in the purchases journal? If not, where should it be recorded?
> On September 30, 20X1, after one month of operation, the general ledger of Cross Country Travels contained the accounts and balances shown below. INSTRUCTIONS 1. Prepare a partial worksheet with the following sections: Trial Balance, Adjustments, and Adj
> On June 1, 20X1, William Tsang established his own consulting firm. Selected transactions for the first few days of June follow. 1. Record the transactions on page 1 of the general journal. Omit descriptions. Assume that the firm initially records prepai
> Based on the information below, record the adjusting journal entries that must be made for D. Johnson Products, LLC, on December 31, 20X1. The company has a December 31 fiscal year-end. Use 18 as the page number for the general journal. a.–b. Merchandise
> The following information is for Union Express Delivery Service’s workers’ compensation insurance premiums. On January 15, 20X1, the company estimated its premium for workers’ compensation insurance f
> 1. Complete Form 940, the Employer’s Annual Federal Unemployment Tax Return. Assume that all wages have been paid and that all quarterly payments have been submitted to the state as required. The payroll information for 20X1 appears bel
> Certain transactions and procedures relating to federal and state unemployment taxes are given below for Latest Greatest, a retail store owned by John Marion. The firm’s address is 4560 LBJ Freeway, Dallas, TX 75232-6002. The firmâ
> 1. On October 15, the firm made a deposit through EFTPS for the federal income tax withheld and the FICA tax (both employees’ withholding and employer’s matching portion). Based on your computations in Problem 11.2B, record the issuance of the check in g
> A payroll summary for Today’s Teen owned by Nikki Davis, for the quarter ending September 30, 20X1, appears below. The business made the following electronic deposits of payroll taxes: a. August 15 for July taxes. b. September 15 for Au
> The payroll register of Auto Detailers showed total employee earnings of $6,000 for the week ended April 8. INSTRUCTIONS 1. Compute the employer’s payroll taxes for the period. The tax rates are as follows: Social security 6.2 percent Medicare 1.45 FUTA
> What do the following credit terms mean? a. n/30 b. 2/10, n/30 c. n/10 EOM d. n/20 e. 1/10, n/20 f. 3/5, n/30 g. n/15 EOM
> Daily Operations pays its employees monthly. Payments made by the company on November 30, 20X1, follow. Cumulative amounts paid to the persons named prior to the November 30 payroll are also given. 1. Dave Orlando, president, gross monthly salary of $18,
> Barbara Merino operates Merino Consulting Services. She has four employees and pays them on an hourly basis. During the week ended November 12, 20X1, her employees worked the number of hours shown below. Information about their hourly rates, marital stat
> The four employees for ACWorks are paid on an hourly basis. During the week of December 25–31, 20X1, these employees worked the hours indicated. Information about their hourly rates, marital status, withholding allowances, and cumulativ
> Alan Johnson works for CAT Commercial Builders, Inc. His pay rate is $14.00 per hour and he receives overtime pay at one and one-half times his regular hourly rate for any hours worked beyond 40 in a week. During the pay period ended December 31, 20X1, A
> The following transactions took place at Grow-Right Garden Center during June 20X1. Grow Right Garden Center uses a perpetual inventory system. Grow-Right Garden Center operates in a state with no sales tax. Record the transactions in a general journal.
> On December 1, 20X1, Sofia Sartori, the accountant for Classic Appliances, downloaded the company’s November 30, 20X1, bank statement from the bank’s website. The balance shown on the bank statement was $30,734. The November 30, 20X1, balance in the Cash
> During the bank reconciliation process at Awesome Dudes Moving Corporation on March 2, 20X1, the following errors were discovered in the firm’s records. a. The checkbook and the cash payments journal indicated that Check 1301 dated February 18 was issued
> On July 31, 20X1, the balance in Northwest Appliances’s checkbook and Cash account was $9,318.59. The balance shown on the bank statement on the same date was $10,442.03. NOTES a. The following checks were issued but have not yet been paid by the bank: C
> On October 7, 20X1, Peter Chen, Attorney-at-Law, received his September bank statement from First Texas National Bank. Enclosed with the bank statement was a debit memorandum for $118 that covered an NSF check issued by Annette Cole, a credit customer. T
> Contemporary Appliance Center is a retail store that sells a variety of household appliances. The firm operates in a state with no sales tax. Transactions involving purchases and cash payments for the firm during December 20X1 and the general ledger acco
> Why is the use of a Purchases Returns and Allowances account preferred to crediting these transactions to Purchases?
> 1. Why should managers check the amount spent for overtime? 2. The new controller for CAR Company, a manufacturing firm, has suggested to management that the business change from paying the factory employees in cash to paying them by check. What reasons
> 1. As an owner or manager of a business, what questions would you ask to judge the firm’s performance, control operations, make decisions, and plan for the future? 2. Why is financial information important? 3. Besides earning a profit, what other objecti
> Toshiba, headquartered in Japan, is one of the world’s leading conglomerates, with operations in many fields, including electronics and nuclear energy. On August 10, 2017, PricewaterhouseCoopers Aarata (PwC) finally agreed to sign off on Toshiba’s accoun
> Two accounting students, Joan and Miguel, were studying for their final university accounting exam. “Miguel, what if they ask us whether the accounting profession should speak out about the shortcomings in financial statements?” “Like what, Joan? We know
> Look, Tim, I’ve been told that the competition for the audit of Diamond Health Services is really competitive, and you know what it would mean to the both of us to bring this one in. You would be a sure bet for the Executive Committee, and I would take o
> We have had Paige & Gentry as our auditors for many years, haven’t we, Jane? They have been here since I became president two years ago.” “Yes, Bob, I have been the CFO for seven years, and they were here before I came. Why do you ask?” “Well, they were
> Ted was the manager and Carl the partner on the audit of Smart Investments Limited, an investment company whose shares were traded on the NASDAQ exchange. They were discussing the issues to be debated at the upcoming Audit Committee meeting to finalize t
> “John, I have questions about that job you want me to do next week—the one where I am supposed to go and be part of that multidisciplinary team to study how the hospitals in Denver ought to be restructured for maximum efficiency and how they should be re
> Jane1 Ashley was a staff accountant at Viccio & Martin, an accounting firm located in Windsor, Ontario. Jane had been a co-op student while in college, and during her first work term with the firm, she had the privilege of being on several audits of vari
> Anne Distagne was the CEO of Linkage Construction Inc., which served as the general contractor for the construction of the air ducts for large shopping malls and other buildings. She prided herself on being able to manage her company effectively and in a
> Arthur sat back in his chair and looked at the other accountants who were working on their laptops. How had he gotten himself into this situation? It began last year when he was hired by Castor Gotlieb LLP, the largest of the midsize accounting firms in
> Following the pattern of many other countries, Canada converted from domestic generally accepted accounting principles to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). The changeover occurred on January 1, 2011. As a result of the con- version to I
> On February 11, 2010, the leaders of the European Union (EU) agreed on a plan to bail out Greece, a country that had joined the EU in 1981 and was admitted to the European Monetary Union (EMU), allowing Greece to adopt the euro as its currency in 2001. G
> Numerous firms, including computer and communication companies, sell products that have multiple deliverables. For example, a telephone company may sell a customer a phone and a two-year unlimited long-distance telephone call package for a lump sum. How
> Parmalat Finanziaria S.p.A. and its subsidiaries manufacture food and drinks world- wide. Parmalat is one of the leading firms in the long-life milk, yogurt, and juices market. The company became the world’s seventh-largest supplier of dairy products and
> Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are strategies that help companies to grow in size rapidly. However, some incredibly questionable M&A decisions were reported in the mining industry in 2012 and 2013, including the following: • The Canadian gold mining comp
> In mid-2011, Sino-Forest Corporation was a company with timber operations in China, including tree plantation (holding of timber for appreciation and/or harvesting), log and wood products trading, and manufacturing of wood products. Its shares were trade
> I am the assistant controller at a medium-sized, not-for-profit organization. I hired a new accounts-payable clerk three months ago—let’s call her Mary, which is not her real name—and then I fired her last week because she stole $16,583 from us by alteri
> I think I have a problem. I am a professional accountant and work for a not-for-profit organization that operates a summer camp. We have obtained a legal opinion stating that a portion of our camp fees could be considered a charitable donation with respe
> I am a professional accountant and hold the position of financial analyst, capital projects, with the Town of Pinecrest. In my position, I deal with, among others, developers and their lawyers with respect to development agreements, cost-sharing agreemen
> Excuse me, we are both professional accountants, and I need some advice. I have a full-time management position with a company. I was wondering if I would be in violation of our Professional Code of Ethics if I took on the role of an exotic dancer at nig
> I have a question that I need a bit of help on, but I am not sure where to turn, and I hope you may be able to help me out. I am the CFO of a charitable organization, it is a paid position and I am a professional accountant. We are currently presenting o
> I need your advice on an anonymous basis. I am a professional accountant employed by a company that imports bikes from China. Before I get into the issue, I wish to advise you that I really need this job, as I am a single mother of two teenagers, and job
> In July 2008, Virgin Mobile USA began a “Strip2Clothe” advertising campaign. There are millions of homeless teenagers in the United States, and Virgin Mobile’s website said that “someone out there needs clothes more than you.” Virgin Mobile invited teena
> Dear John: I really appreciate your willingness to give me your opinion as a fellow professional accountant on what I should do and on what I should advise the minority owner to do. Given that I was asked to help out Ruby, a family friend, and have found
> Albert Gable is a partner in a CPA firm located in a small midwestern city that has a population of approximately 65,000. Mr. Gable’s practice is primarily in the area of personal financial planning; however, he also performs an annual audit on the city’
> Motivated by several corporate scan- dals in which auditors failed to warn of disaster, professional accounting in the United Kingdom was under investigation for failing to act in the public interest. Then Carillion went bankrupt, and the role, function,
> On April 14, 2010, Russian investigators raided the Moscow offices of Hewlett Packard (HP). They did so at the request of German prosecutors who were examining whether HP had paid bribes totaling $10.9 million (€8 million) in bribes to win a $44.5 millio
> David Bazzetta learned in July 2001 at a corporate audit executive committee meeting in Stuttgart Germany that DaimlerChrysler “business units ‘continued to maintain secret bank accounts to bribe foreign government officials,’ though the company kn[e]w t
> Bribery charges often involve a company making illegal payments to government officials in order to land lucrative con- tracts. For example, in April 2010, German auto manufacturer Daimler AG made a $185 million settlement with the Securities Exchange Co
