The Amato Theater is nearing the end of the year and is preparing for a meeting with its bankers to discuss the renewal of a loan. The accounts listed below appeared in the December 31, 2021, trial balance.

Debit Credit

Prepaid Advertising $6,000

Equipment 192,000

Accumulated DepreciationEquipment $60,000

Notes Payable 90,000

Unearned Service Revenue 17,500

Ticket Revenue 360,000

Advertising Expense 18,680

Salaries and Wages Expense 67,600

Interest Expense 1,400

Additional information is available as follows.

1. The equipment has an estimated useful life of 16 years and a salvage value of $40,000 at the end of that time. Amato uses the straight-line method for depreciation.
2. The note payable is a one-year note given to the bank January 31 and bearing interest at 10%. Interest is calculated on a monthly basis.
3. Late in December 2021, the theater sold 350 coupon ticket books at $50 each. Two hundred of these ticket books have been used by year-end. The cash received was recorded as Unearned Service Revenue.
4. Advertising paid in advance was $6,000 and was debited to Prepaid Advertising. The company has used $2,500 of the advertising as of December 31, 2021.

Salaries and wages accrued but unpaid at December 31, 2021, were $3,500.

Questions:

Accounting

Create adjusting journal entries necessary for the year ended December 31, 2021.

Analysis

Determine Amato's income before and after recording the adjusting entries. Use your analysis to explain why Amato's bankers should be willing to wait for Amato to complete its year-end adjustment process before making a decision on the loan renewal.