Revenues are normally recognized when goods or services have been provided and payment or promise of payment

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Revenues are normally recognized when goods or services have been provided and payment or promise of payment has been received. Expense recognition is guided by an attempt to match the costs associated with the generation of those revenues to the same time period. The following transactions occurred in January 2003:

a. Gateway 2000 pays its computer service technicians $90,000 in salaries for the two weeks ended January 7. Answer from Gateway's standpoint.

b. At the beginning of January, Turner Construction Company pays $4,500 in worker's compensation insurance for the first three months of the year.

c. McGraw-Hill Publishing Company uses $1,000 worth of electricity and natural gas in its headquarters building for which it has not yet been billed.

d. Arrow Shirt Company completes production of 500 men's shirts ordered by Bon Ton's Department Store at a cost of $9 each and delivers the order. Answer from Arrow's standpoint.

e The campus bookstore receives 500 accounting texts at a cost of $50 each. The terms indicate that payment is due within 30 days of delivery.

/. During the last week of January, the campus bookstore sold 450 accounting texts received in

(e) at a sales price of $80 each.

g. Sam Shell Dodge pays its salespersons $3,500 in commissions related to December automobile sales. Answer from Sam Shell Dodge's standpoint.

h. On January 31, Sam Shell Dodge determines that it will pay its salespersons $4,200 in commissions related to January sales. The payment will be made in early February. Answer from Sam Shell Dodge's standpoint.

i. A new grill is purchased and installed at a McDonald's restaurant at the end of the day on January 3 1 ; a $ 1 2,000 cash payment is made on that day.

/'. The University of Florida orders 60,000 season football tickets from its printer and pays $6,000 in advance for the custom printing. The first game will be played in September. Answer from the university's standpoint.

fc. Carousel Mall had janitorial supplies costing $1,000 in storage. An additional $600 worth o\' supplies was purchased during January. At the end of January. $900 worth of janitorial supplies remained in storage.

/. An Iowa State University employee works eight hours, at $15 per hour, on January 3 1 : however, payday is not until February 3. Answer from the university s point of view, m. Wang Company paid $3,600 for a fire insurance policy on January I. The policy covers I 2 months beginning on January I. Answer from Wang's point of view.

/). Amber incorporated has its delivery van repaired in January for $280 and charges the amount on account.

o. Ziegler Company, a farm equipment company, receives its phone bill at the end of January for $230 for January calls. The bill has not been paid to date.
p. Spina Company receives and pays in January a $1,500 invoice from a consulting firm for services received in January.
q. Felicetti's Taxi Company pays a $600 invoice from a consulting firm for services received and recorded in December.
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For each of the transactions, if an expense is to be recognized in January, indicate the expense account title and the amount. If an expense is not to be recognized in January, indicate why.

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Financial Accounting

ISBN: 9780070891739

1st Canadian Edition

Authors: Robert Libby

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