PART A: Nittany Lions Corporation adjusts its accounts only at year-end. The fol
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PART A: Nittany Lions Corporation adjusts its accounts only at year-end. The following information is available as a source for preparing adjusting entries at December 31, 2015.
On November 1, 2015, the company borrowed $120,000 for one year at 9% interest and recorded a full year of accrued interest expense. Interest is payable at maturity.
On October 1, 2015, Nittany Lions collected seven month’s rent in the amount of $10,500 in advance from the renter. At that date, the company debited Cash and credited Unearned Rent Revenue for $10,500.
The Supplies Inventory account had a $4,500 balance at the beginning of the year (January 1, 2015). During the year, $6,000 of supplies were acquired, with the Supplies Expense account debited at the time of purchase. The supplies count at the end of the year (December 31, 2015) showed $5,000 of supplies is still on hand.
The company owes 6-month property taxes of $1,500 on land owned for 2015. The taxes will be paid when they are billed in February 2016. No related expense has been recorded.
Required:
For each of the above numbered items, prepare the necessary adjusting journal entry. If no adjusting entry is required, explain why. Put the adjusting journal entries in the worksheet titled “Part A Answers to Part A.”
If Nittany Lions failed to prepare necessary adjusting entries like you did in Requirement A, indicate the effect that each item will have on the company’s financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2015. Use O for overstated, U for understated, and NE for no effect. Organize your answer in tabular form, using the column headings shown below and provided in the worksheet titled “Part A Answers to Part B.”
Example 0: At year end, employees earned $4,000 in wages which will be paid on the next payroll date in January 2016. The adjusting journal entry will be:
Rent Expense (+E, -NI, -R/E, -SE) 4,000
Salaries Payable (+L) 4,000
Income Statement
Balance Sheet
Adjusting entry
Revenue -
= Net Income
Assets =
Liabilities +
Stockholders’ Equity
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Income Statement
Balance Sheet
Adjusting entry
Revenue -
= Net Income
Assets =
Liabilities +
Stockholders’ Equity
Explanation / Answer
Nov 15 Cash (+ A) $130,800
Notes Payable (+ L) $120,000
Interest Payable ($120,000 x 9%) (+L ,-E) $10,800
Oct 15 Cash (+ A) $10,500
unearned Revenue Rent ( + L, + E) $10,500
Supplies Expenses (+E) $500
Supplies (- A) $500
Accured Property Tax (- E ,+ L) $1500
Property Tax $1500
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