Thornton Company faced the following situations. Journalize the adjusting entry needed at December 31, 2020, for each
Question:
Thornton Company faced the following situations. Journalize the adjusting entry needed at December 31, 2020, for each situation. Consider each fact separately.
a. The business has interest expense of $3,800 that it must pay early in January 2021.
b. Interest revenue of $4,300 has been earned but not yet received.
c. On July 1, 2020, when the business collected $12,600 rent in advance, it debited Cash and credited Unearned Rent Revenue. The tenant was paying for two years’ rent.
d. Salary expense is $6,500 per day—Monday through Friday—and the business pays employees each Friday. This year, December 31 falls on a Thursday.
e. The unadjusted balance of the Supplies account is $3,300. The total cost of supplies on hand is $1,200.
f. Equipment was purchased on January 1 of this year at a cost of $60,000. The equipment’s useful life is five years. There is no residual value. Record depreciation for this year and then determine the equipment’s book value.
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Financial Accounting
ISBN: 978-0134725987
12th edition
Authors: C. William Thomas, Wendy M. Tietz, Walter T. Harrison Jr.