a. On April 1, the company retained an attorney for a flat monthly fee of $2,500

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a. On April 1, the company retained an attorney for a flat monthly fee of $2,500. This amount is paid to the attorney on the 12th day of the following month in which it was earned. b. A $780,000 note payable requires 9.6% annual interest, or $6,240 to be paid at the 20th day of each month. The interest was last paid on April 20 and the next payment is due on May 20. As of April 30, $2,080 of interest expense has accrued. c. Total weekly salaries expense for all employees is $9,000. This amount is paid at the end of the day on Friday of each five-day workweek. April 30 falls on Tuesday of this year, which means that the employees had worked two days since the last payday. The next payday is May 3. The above three separate situations require adjusting journal entries to prepare financial statements as of April 30. For each situation, present both the April 30 adjusting entry and the subsequent entry during May to record the payment of the accrued expense. (Use 360 days a year. Do not round intermediate calculations and round your final answers to the nearest dollar amount. Omit the "$" sign in your response.) Date General Journal Debit Credit a. Apr. 30 May 12 b. Apr. 30 May 20 c. Apr. 30 May 3

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a)
April 30 --legal fees expense----2500
legal fees payable -----------------------2500
May 12---legal fees payable-----2500
cash----------------------------------------2500
b)
April 30---interest Expense---2080
interest payable--------------------------2080
May 20-----interest payable---------2080
-------------interest expense---------4160
cash-------------------------------------------6240
Note:current interest expense =$6240*(20/30)=4160
c)
April 30----salaries expense------3600
------------------salaries payable----------3600
Note :to record accord salaries =9000*(2/5)week =3600
May 3- ----salaries payable-------3600
------------salaries expense-------5400
cash-------------------------------------------9000
Note:To record payment of accrued and current salaries=9000*(3/5)week =5400

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