MPS, Inc, has the following unadjusted account balances as of December 31, 2018, the company's year-end:
Question:
MPS, Inc, has the following unadjusted account balances as of December 31, 2018, the company's year-end:
• Cash: $430,000
• Accounts Receivable: $2,000
• Prepaid Insurance: $14,000
• Prepaid Rent: $22,000
• Equipment: $60,000
• Accumulated Depreciation-Equipment: $0
• Accounts Payable: $10,000
• Common Stock: $16,000
• Sales Revenue: $823,100
• Wage Expense: $290,400
• Utilities Expense: $11,200
• Insurance Expense: $8,500
• Rent Expense: $11,000
• Depreciation Expense-Equipment: $0
At year-end, MPS makes adjusting journal entries to properly record revenues and expenses. The following information applies to the adjusting journal entries:
• The prepaid insurance balance relates to an insurance policy purchased on January 1, 2018, that covers the period of January 1, 2018, to December 31, 2018.
• The prepaid rent balance relates to rent paid in June 2018 to cover the period of July 1, 2018, to June 30, 2019.
• Wages for 2018 in the amount of $26,000 will be paid after year-end and have not yet been recorded.
• MPS purchased the equipment in the beginning of January 2018 and will depreciate it on a yearly basis.
No depreciation has been recorded yet. The equipment has a useful life of 15 years, no residual value, and will be depreciated on a straight-line basis.
Prepare the journal entries necessary to record the adjustments at year-end. Omit explanations.
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Intermediate Accounting
ISBN: 978-0134730370
2nd edition
Authors: Elizabeth A. Gordon, Jana S. Raedy, Alexander J. Sannella