Guyer Company publishes a monthly sports magazine, Fishing Preview. Subscription
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Question
Guyer Company publishes a monthly sports magazine, Fishing Preview. Subscriptions to the magazine cost $30 per year. During November 2010, Guyer sells 12,960 subscriptions beginning with the December issue. Guyer prepares financial statements quarterly and recognizes subscription revenue earned at the end of the quarter. The company uses the accounts Unearned Subscriptions and Subscription Revenue.
1) Prepare the entry in November for the receipt of the subscriptions.
2) Prepare the adjusting entry at December 31, 2010, to record subscription revenue earned in December 2010.
3) Prepare the adjusting entry at March 31, 2011, to record subscription revenue earned in the first quarter of 2011.
Explanation / Answer
1) Accounts Receivable $388,800 (12,960 x 30) Unearned Subscriptions $388,800 2) Unearned Subscriptions $32,400 (388,800 x 1/12) Subscription Revenue $32,400 3) Unearned Subscriptions $97,200 (388,800 x 3/12) Subscriptions Revenue $97,200 The purchases in November are all put to unearned revenue because the subscription does not start until December. At the end of december one month needs to be recorded. At the end of march three months worth need to be recorded.
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