Refer to E4-8. Nickleby's Ski Store is completing the accounting process for its first year ended December
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Nickleby's Ski Store is completing the accounting process for its first year ended December 31, 2014. The transactions during 2014 have been journalized and posted. The following data are available to determine adjusting journal entries:
a. The unadjusted balance in Office Supplies was $850 at December 31, 2014. The unadjusted balance in Supplies Expense was $0 at December 31, 2014. A year-end count showed $100 of supplies on hand.
b. Wages earned by employees during December 2014, unpaid and unrecorded at December 31, 2014, amounted to $3,700. The last pay-cheques were issued December 28; the next payments will be made on January 6, 2015. The unadjusted balance in Wages Expense was $40,000 at December 31, 2014.
c. A portion of the store's basement is now being rented for $1,100 per month to K. Frey. On November 1, 2014, the store collected six months' rent in advance from Frey in the amount of $6,600. It was credited in full to Unearned Rent Revenue when collected. The unadjusted balance in Rent Revenue was $0 at December 31, 2014.
d. The store purchased delivery equipment at the beginning of the year. The estimated depreciation for 2014 is $3,000, although none has been recorded yet.
e. On December 31, 2014, the unadjusted balance in Prepaid Insurance was $4,800. This was the amount paid in the middle of the year for a two-year insurance policy, with cov- erage beginning on July 1, 2014. The unadjusted balance in Insurance Expense was $800, which was the cost of insurance from January 1 to June 30, 2014.
f. Nickleby's store did some ski repair work for Frey. At the end of December 31, 2014, Frey had not paid for work completed, amounting to $750. This amount has not yet been recorded as Repair Shop Revenue. Collection is expected during January 2015.
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For each of the transactions in E4-8, indicate the amount and direction of effects of the adjusting journal entry on the elements of the accounting equation. Using the following format, indicate + for increase, for decrease, and NE for no effect. Include account names using the format shown for the following sample.
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Fundamentals of Financial Accounting
ISBN: 978-1259103292
4th Canadian edition
Authors: Fred Phillips, Robert Libby, Patricia Libby, Brandy Mackintosh
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