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The company determines that the interest expense on a note payable for the period ending December 31 is $775. This amount is payable on January 1. Prepare the journal entries required on December 31 and January 1.

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Dec. 31 Interest Exp...

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Adjusting journal entries are dated on the last day of the period.

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Identify the effect a-h) that omitting each of the following items would have on the balance sheet. -No adjustment was made for supplies used up during the month.


A) Assets and stockholders' equity overstated
B) Assets and stockholders' equity understated
C) Assets overstated and stockholders' equity understated
D) Assets understated and stockholders' equity overstated
E) Liabilities and stockholders' equity overstated
F) Liabilities and stockholders' equity understated
G) Liabilities overstated and stockholders' equity understated
H) Liabilities understated and stockholders' equity overstated

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On January 1, the Newman Company estimated its property tax to be $5,100 for the year. a) How much should the company accrue each month for property taxes? b) Calculate the balance in Property Tax Payable as of August 31. c) Prepare the adjusting journal entry for September.

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a) $425 $5,100/12)b) $3,400 $4...

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If the effect of the credit portion of an adjusting entry is to increase the balance of a liability account, which of the following describes the effect of the debit portion of the entry?


A) increases the balance of a contra asset account
B) increases the balance of an asset account
C) decreases the balance of an stockholders' equity account
D) increases the balance of an expense account

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Depreciation on an office building is $2,800. The adjusting entry on December 31 would be  Date  Description  Post. Ref.  Debit  Credit \begin{array} { | c | c | c | c | c | } \hline \text { Date } & \text { Description } & \text { Post. Ref. } & \text { Debit } & \text { Credit } \\\hline & & & & \\\hline & & & & \\\hline\end{array}

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What effect will the following adjusting journal entry have on the accounting records?  Depreciation Expense 2,150 Accumulated Depreciation 2,150\begin{array} { | c | r | r | } \hline \text { Depreciation Expense } & 2,150 & \\\hline \text { Accumulated Depreciation } & & 2,150 \\\hline\end{array}


A) increase net income
B) increase revenues
C) decrease expenses
D) decrease net book value

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If the debit portion of an adjusting entry is to an asset account, then the credit portion must be to a liability account.

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On March 1, a business paid $3,600 for a twelve-month liability insurance policy. On April 1, the business entered into a two-year rental contract for equipment at a total cost of $18,000. Determine the following amounts: a) insurance expense for the month of March b) prepaid insurance as of March 31 c) equipment rent expense for the month of April d) prepaid equipment rental as of April 30

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a) $300 $3,600/12 = $300)b) $3...

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The financial statements are prepared from the unadjusted trial balance.

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Vertical analysis is useful for analyzing financial statement changes over time.

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The balance in the unearned fees account, before adjustment at the end of the year, is $10,250. Journalize the adjusting entry required if the amount of unearned fees at the end of the year is $3,125.

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Unearned Fees $10,25...

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On January 1, Great Designs Company had a debit balance of $1,450 in the office supplies account. During the month, Great Designs purchased $115 and $160 of office supplies and journalized them to the asset account upon purchasing. On January 31, an inspection of the office supplies cabinet shows that only $350 of office supplies remains. Prepare the January 31 adjusting entry for office supplies.

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The unexpired insurance at the end of the fiscal period represents


A) an accrued asset
B) an accrued liability
C) an accrued expense
D) a deferred expense

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Accrued revenues would appear on the balance sheet as


A) assets
B) liabilities
C) stockholders' equity
D) prepaid expenses

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On January 1, DogMart Company purchased a two-year liability insurance policy for $22,800 cash. The purchase was recorded to Prepaid Insurance. Prepare the January 31 adjusting entry.

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Which one of the accounts below would likely be included in an accrual adjusting entry?


A) Insurance Expense
B) Prepaid Rent
C) Interest Expense
D) Unearned Rent

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At the end of the fiscal year, the usual adjusting entry to prepaid insurance to record expired insurance was omitted. Which of the following statements is true?


A) total assets at the end of the year will be understated.
B) stockholders' equity at the end of the year will be understated.
C) net income for the year will be overstated.
D) insurance expense will be overstated

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The difference between deferred revenue and accrued revenue is that accrued revenue has been recorded and needs adjusting and deferred revenue has never been recorded.

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Adjusting entries affect at least one


A) income statement account and one balance sheet account
B) revenue and the dividends account
C) asset and one stockholders' equity account
D) revenue and one stockholders' equity account

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