Exercise 10-7

Sheridan Company Ltd. publishes a monthly sports magazine, Fishing Preview. Subscriptions to the magazine cost $15 per year. During November 2017, Sheridan sells 12,880 subscriptions for cash, beginning with the December issue. Sheridan prepares financial statements quarterly and recognizes subscription revenue at the end of the quarter. The company uses the accounts Unearned Subscription Revenue and Subscription Revenue. The company has a December 31 year-end.

Prepare the entry in November for the receipt of the subscriptions. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually.)

Date Account Titles and Explanation Debit Credit Nov.

SHOW LIST OF ACCOUNTS

Prepare the adjusting entry at December 31, 2017, to record subscription revenue in December 2017. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually.)

Date Account Titles and Explanation Debit Credit Dec. 31

SHOW LIST OF ACCOUNTS

Prepare the adjusting entry at March 31, 2018, to record subscription revenue in the first quarter of 2018. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually.)

Date Account Titles and Explanation Debit Credit Mar. 31