On January 1, 2018, the general ledger of ACME Fireworks includes the following account balances: Accounts Debit Credit Cash $ 25,104 Accounts Receivable 46,200 Inventory 20,000 Land 66,000 Equipment 15,000 Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts 4,200 Accumulated Depreciation 1,500 Accounts Payable 28,500 Notes Payable (6%, due April 1, 2019) 50,000 Warranty Liability 30,000 Common Stock 35,000 Retained Earnings 23,100 Totals 172,300 $ 172,300 During January 2018, the following transactions occur: January 2 Sold gift cards totaling $8,000. The cards are redeemable for fireworks set- up services within one year of the purchase date. January 6 Purchase additional inventory on account, $147,000. Firework sales for the first half of the month total $135,000. All of these sales are on account. The cost of the units sold is $73,800. January 20 ACME paid a warranty claim of $25,000. January 23 Receive $125,400 from customers on accounts receivable. January 25 Pay $90,000 to inventory suppliers on accounts payable. January 28 Write off accounts receivable as uncollectible, $4,800. Firework sales for the second half of the month total $143,000. Sales January 30 include $11,000 for cash and $132,000 on account. The cost of the units sold is $79,500. January 31 Pay cash for monthly salaries, $52,000. The following information is available on January 31, 2018. 1. Depreciation on the equipment for the month of January is calculated using the straight-line method. At the time the equipment was purchased, the company estimated a residual value of $3,000 and a two-year service life. 2. ACME provides a quality assurance warranty on all sales, and estimates the liability associated with the warranty to be 10% of sales revenue. ACME accrues warranty expense on the last day of each month. The warranty liability covers the life of the product and so is classified as non-current. 3. During January an appeals court ruled against ACME in a lawsuit involving a customer injury. The customer sued ACME for damages following a firework mishap. ACME now believes it is probable that it will incur a $15,000 loss associated with the claim, but it intends to pursue further appeal and the case could drag on for another couple of years. 4. During January a customer sued ACME for damages after inadvertently igniting a Vesuvius Spark Fountain in his backpack. ACME believes the probability of incurring a loss on the claim to be remote. 5. At the end of January, $11,000 of accounts receivable are past due, and the company estimates that 30% of these accounts will not be collected. Of the remaining accounts receivable, the company estimates that 5% will not be collected 6. ACME accrued interest expense on notes payable for January 7. ACME accrued income taxes at the end of January are $6,000. 8. By the end of January, $3,000 of the gift cards sold on January 2 have been redeemed for fireworks set-up services. Requirements: 1. Record each of the transactions shown above in appropriate general journal accounts, assuming a FIFO perpetual inventory system. 2. Record adjusting entries on January 31 3. Post the journal entries to the general ledger (t-accounts). 4. Prepare an adjusted trial balance. (Do not close the books for the period.)
