Journalize the December transactions

A COMPREHENSIVE ACCOUNTING CYCLE PROBLEM On December 1,2009, John and Patty Driver formed a corporation called Susquehanna Equip- ment Rentals. The new corporation was able to begin operations immediately by purchasing the assets and taking over the location of Rent-It, an equipment rental company that was going out of business. The newly formed company uses the following accounts: Cash Accounts Receivable Prepaid Rent Unexpired Insurance Office Supplies Rental Equipment Accumulated Depreciation: Income Taxes Payable Capital Stock Retained Earnings Dividends income Summary Rental Fees Earned Salaries Expense Maintenance Expense Rental Equipment Notes Payable Accounts Payable Interest Payable Salaries Payable Dividends Payable Unearned Rental Fees Utilittes Expense Rent Expense Office Supplies Expense Depreciation Expense Interest Expense Income Taxes Expense The corporation performs adjusting entries monthly. Closing entries are performed annually on December 31. During December, the corporation entered into the following transactions: Dec. 1 Issued to John and Patty Driver 20,000 shares of capital stock in exchange for a Dec. 1 Purchased for $240,000 all of the equipment formerly owned by Rent-It. Paid Dec. 1 Paid $12,000 to Shapiro Realty as three months' advance rent on the rental yard Dec. 4 Purchased office supplies on account from Modern Office Co., $1,000. Payment total of $200,000 cash. $140,000 cash and issued a one-year note payable for $100,000. and office formerly occupied by Rent-It. due in 30 days. (These supplies are expected to last for several months; debit the Office Supplies asset account.) Dec. 8 Received $8,000 cash as advance payment on equipment rental from McNamer Dec. 12 Paid salaries for the first two weeks in December, $5.200. Dec. 15 Excluding the McNamer advance, equipment rental fees earned during the first Dec. 17 Purchased on account from Earth Movers, Inc., $600 in parts needed to Dec. 23 Collected $2.000 of the accounts receivable recorded on December 15 Dec. 23 Rented a backhoe to Mission Landscaping at a price of $250 per day, to be paid Construction Company. (Credit Unearned Rental Fees.) 15 days of December amounted to $18,000, of which S12,000 rental tractor. (Debit an expense account.) Payment is due in 10 days. was received in cash. repair a when the backhoe is returned. Mission Landscaping expects to keep the backhoe for about two or three weeks. Paid biweekly salaries, $5,200. Dec. 26 Dec. 27 Paid the account payable to Earth Movers Dec. 28 Declared a dividend of 10 cents per share, payable on January 15, 2010. Inc, $600 Comprehensive problem 245 Susquehanna Equipment Rentals was named, along with Mission Landscaping and Collier Construction, as a co-defendant in a $25,000 lawsuit filed on behalf of Kevin Davenport. Mission Landscaping had left the rented backhoe in a fenced construction site owned by Collier Construction. After working hours on December 26, Davenport had climbed the fence to play on parked construction equipment. While playing on the backhoe, he fell and broke his arm. The extent of the company's legal and financial responsibility for this accident, if any, cannot be determined at this time. (Note: This event does not require a journal entry at this time, but may require disclosure in notes accompanying the statements.) Purchased a 12-month public-liability insurance policy for $9,600. This policy protects the company against liability for injuries and property damage caused by its equipment. However the policy goes into effect on January 1, 2010, and affords no coverage for the injuries sustained by Kevin Davenport on December 26. Received a bill from Universal Utilities for the month of December, $700. Payment is due in 30 days. Equipment rental fees earned during the second half of December amounted to $20,000, of which $15,600 was received in cash. Dec. 29 Dec. 29 Dec. 31 Dec. 31 Data for Adjusting Entries a. The advance payment of rent on December 1 covered a period of three months. b. The annual interest rate on the note payable to Rent-It is 6 percent. c. The rental equipment is being depreciated by the straight-line method over a period of eight years. d. Office supplies on hand at December 31 are estimated at $600. e. During December, the company earned $3,700 of the rental fees paid in advance by f. As of December 31, six days' rent on the backhoe rented to Mission Landscaping on g Salaries earned by employees since the last payroll date (December 26) amounted to h. It is estimated that the company is subject to a combined federal and state income tax rate McNamer Construction Co. on December 8. December 23 has been earned $1,400 at month-encd. of 40 percent of income before income taxes (total revenue minus all expenses other than income taxes). These taxes will be payable in 2010. Instructions a. Perform the following steps of the accounting cycle for the month of December