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Adult business communications ( ABC ) provides social media marketing and consultation services for its clients. The following transactions occurred in December 2017. Transactions up
Adult business communications (ABC) provides social media marketing and consultation services for its clients. The following transactions occurred in December 2017. Transactions up to November 30 have been correctly recorded unless otherwise specified. On December 1, you took over the controller position and are now responsible for recording all transactions and preparing the financial statements.
With the Information presented below, fill in the financial statements, general journal, and additional journal entries
1. On February 3, 2017, ABC signed an agreement with Deion Sanders to provide media consulting for his football camp. On December 1, ABC completed some of the work for Sanders, and issued an invoice for $15,000. Full payment was received on January 15, 2018. Note: the project did not involve video production.
2. On December 1, to prepare for expansion, ABC issued 1,000 shares of stock for $90 per share and signed a $20,000 note that is due November 20, 2022. The note carries a 4.5% annual rate of interest which is to be paid semi-annually so the first interest payment will be made May 31, 2018. (Do not forget to record accrued interest at the end of the year). On December 3, ABC purchased land for $100,000 on which to build a 4,000 sq. ft. facility.
3. On November 15, 2017, ABC sent an invoice for $170,000 to the Livestrong Foundation for creating a promotional video. On December 2, ABC received the $170,000 payment from the Livestrong Foundation
4. On November 30, 2017, ABC purchased, received, and recorded $4,000 of supplies from VimBoot on account. On December 4, ABC paid VimBoot for the supplies purchased the previous month.
5. On November 30, 2017, ABC accrued $230 for that months AT&T Internet and telephone bill. That ATT&T bill was paid on December 5.
6. ABC recorded the purchase of a $1,600 insurance policy on May 31, 2017, for coverage from June 6 through December 6, 2017. No other entries related to this insurance policy have been made. ABC purchased a new 12-month policy on December 6 for $2,920 cash.
7. On December 7, NBC Sports contacted ABC about a potential video project. On December 15, ABC paid $1,000 to a consultant to gather focus groups to determine if there was sufficient demand for the project NBC Sports proposed. On December 30, the consultant provided TCM with the report discussing the results of the focus groups.
8. On December 11, ABC purchased two computers from Dell Inc. for $4,900 each. ABC paid $500 down with a check; the remaining balance is due in 30 days (n/30). The computers have an estimated life of three years and a salvage value of $100.
9. On December 12, an invoice in the amount of $120 was received from FedEx for transportation-in on the computers purchased on December 11. The invoice was paid the same day by check.
10. On December 15, a $55,000 social marketing project was completed for JonyJones. The invoice was sent with a due date of January 25, 2018. ABC failed to record transaction.
11. On August 1, 2017, a $12,000 contract was signed for a social marketing project with Outright Fitness and ABC received the full payment on that date. On December 17, ABC completed the project for Outright Fitness.
12. On December 18, ABC had an unpleasant communication with O-Dij-Games, a company producing on-line video games and a long-time customer of ABC. O-Dij-Games had recently difficulties with revenue generation and financing. O-Dij-Games management expresses an unwillingness to pay FMC the remaining $1,500 due to FMC because of dissatisfaction with the outcomes from ABC social media campaigns. O-Dij-Games indicated its intention to never use FMC services in the future. ABC wrote off the O-Dij-Games outstanding balance. ABC uses the allowance method for bad debts.
13. On December 19, ABC received $28,000 payment for a promotional project that was completed for Chuck Nash Chevy in October 2017. The receivable had been recorded upon completion of the project.
14. On November 22, ABC borrowed $15,000 on a 5%, 30-day note from SocialVid Consulting. On December 22, ABC repaid the note and interest.
15. On December 22, ABC issued a $340 check to reimburse an employee for travelling to Houston to make a presentation to potential customers.
16. On December 29, supplies of $900 were purchased on account (n/30) and delivered.
17. A cash dividend of $9,700 was declared and paid on December 30.
18. Beginning in April 2017, ABC performed a variety of social media services for Art Unlimited over a period of six months. Art Unlimited failed to make its last payment of $11,000, which was due November 15, 2017, because it was waiting for money to be transferred to it from a related art foundation. On December 31, ABC allowed Art Unlimited to replace its account receivable with a six-month note receivable due June 30, 2018; the note carries a 5% interest rate.
19. All six ABC employees are monthly paid. Wages and Salary Expense for December 2017 was $9,180, which will be paid on January 2, 2018.
ABC used the following information to make adjusting entries:
20. A physical count of supplies indicated that, as of December 31, 2017, $800 worth of supplies were on hand.
21. On December 15, a $55,000 social marketing project had been completed for JonyJones, but ABC forgot to record the transaction (see #10). You identify this oversight on December 31st.
22. On November 1, YMCA-Austin began negotiations with ABC for $42,000 of video production services. ABC would perform the video production services for YMCA-Austin over a 12-month period. ABC signed the contract on December 1, 2017 and began shooting immediately. Payments for the work are to be spread evenly throughout the 12-month period, with ABC billing YMCA-Austin on the last day of every month. The check for Decembers work for YMCA was not received until January 1st, 2018.
23. December 2017s electricity bill of $100 was accrued on December 31 but was received and paid on January 2nd, 2018.
24. Decembers Internet and telephone bill of $230 was accrued at month end and paid on January 3, 2018.
25. Make the adjusting entry necessary to record depreciation expense for all of 2017. Your assistant has calculated depreciation for the year, as shown below. ABC management has decided that a full month of depreciation is recorded if an asset is held for 15 days or more; if the asset is used less than 15 days in a month, no depreciation is recognized. For example, the equipment acquired on March 19 is depreciated as if it had been purchased bought on April 1. A computer sold on November 11 is depreciated as if it had only been used until October 31.
26. A lease payment of $6,000 for renting the office was made on October 1, 2017, for rental through September 30, 2018. The asset account was properly adjusted for October and November. The cost of leasing the office needs to be made for December 2017.
27. The Allowance for Doubtful Accounts should be established at 1% of Accounts Receivable as of December 31, 2017. Compute the balance after making the December adjusting entries.
28. During 2017 there were four notes payable outstanding (the three indicated below and the one repaid on December 22). Interest for two of these notes (SnapCut and WestBestVideo) is paid at maturity; interest on the Wells Fargo note is paid semiannually. Proper accruals of the interest were made as of November 30, 2017. Interest for December 2017 needs to be recorded.
Your assistant calculated interest for December 2017 below:
SnapCut Inc., 6%, 6 months, due Feb. 28, 2018 | 10,000 x 0.06 x (1/12) = | 50 |
WestBestVideo, 8%, 6 months, due Apr. 30, 2018 | 2000 x 0.08 x (1/12) = | 13 |
Wells Fargo, 4.5%, 5 years, due Nov. 20, 2022 | 20,000 x 0.045 x (1/12) = | 75 |
29. Insurance expense for December 2017 needs to be recorded using the number of days in the insurance policy.
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