Park Sales and Service completed the following transactions during 2017: Aug. 31 Paid $15,000 store rent covering
Question:
Park Sales and Service completed the following transactions during 2017:
Aug. 31 Paid $15,000 store rent covering the six-month period ending February 28,
2018.
Dec. 1 Collected $6,400 cash in advance from customers. The service revenue earned will be $1,600 each month over the four-month period ending March 31, 2018.
Required
1. Journalize these entries by debiting an asset account for Prepaid Rent and by crediting a liability account for Unearned Service Revenue. Explanations are not required.
2. Journalize the related adjustments at December 31, 2017.
3. Post the entries to T-accounts and show their balances at December 31, 2017. Posting references are not required.
4. Repeat Requirements 1 through 3. This time debit Rent Expense for the rent payment and credit Service Revenue for the collection of revenue in advance.
5. Compare the account balances in Requirements 3 and 4. They should be equal.
Step by Step Answer:
Horngrens Accounting
ISBN: 978-0133855371
10th Canadian edition Volume 1
Authors: Tracie L. Miller Nobles, Brenda L. Mattison, Ella Mae Matsumura, Carol A. Meissner, Jo Ann L. Johnston, Peter R. Norwood