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Vanishing Games Corporation (VGC) operates a massively multiplayer online game,

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Question

Vanishing Games Corporation (VGC) operates a massively multiplayer online game, charging players a monthly subscription of $15. At the start of January 2015, VGC's income statement accounts had zero balances and its balance sheet account balances were as follows:

In addition to the above accounts, VGC's chart of accounts includes the following: Service Revenue, Salaries and Wages Expense, Advertising Expense, and Utilities Expense.

Required:

-Analyze the effect of the January transactions (shown below) on the accounting equation, using the format shown in this chapter's Demonstration Case B.

a. Received $50,000 cash from customers on 1/1 for subscriptions that had already been earned in 2014.

b. Purchased 10 new computer servers for $33,500 on 1/2; paid $10,000 cash and signed a three-year note for the remainder owed.

c.Paid $10,000 for an Internet advertisement run on 1/3.

d.On January 4, purchased and received $3,000 of supplies on account.

e. Received $170,000 cash on 1/5 from customers for service revenue earned in January.

f.Paid $3,000 cash to a supplier on January 6.

g.On January 7, sold 15,000 subscriptions at $15 each for services provided during January. Half was collected in cash and half was sold on account.

h.Paid $378,000 in wages to employees on 1/30 for work done in January.

i.On January 31, received an electric and gas utility bill for $5,350 for January utility services. The bill will be paid in February.

-Prepare journal entries for the January transactions listed in requirement 1, using the number of each transaction as a reference.

-If you are completing this requirement manually, create T-accounts, enter the beginning balances shown above, post the journal entries to the T-accounts, and show the unadjusted ending balances in the T-accounts. If you are completing this problem using the GL tool in Connect, this requirement will be automatically completed using your answers to earlier requirements.

-Prepare an unadjusted trial balance as of January 31, 2015. If you are completing this problem using the GL tool in Connect, this requirement will be automatically completed using your answers to earlier requirements.

-Prepare an Income Statement for the month ended January 31, 2015, using unadjusted balances from requirement 4.

-Prepare a Statement of Retained Earnings for the month ended January 31, 2015, using the beginning balance given above and the net income from requirement 5. Assume VGC has no dividends.

-Prepare a classified Balance Sheet at January 31, 2015, using your response to requirement 6.

-Calculate net profit margin, expressed as a percent (to one decimal place).

Explanation / Answer

Journal entries

Refrence Number

Date

Account Title

Debit

Credit

a

1-Jan

Cash

$        50,000.00

          Accounts Receivables

$        50,000.00

(cash Received against balance)

b

2-Jan

Computer Server

$        33,500.00

     cash

$        10,000.00

     Notes Payable

$        23,500.00

(Computer server purchased)

c

3-Jan

Advertisement expenses

$        10,000.00

`

    Cash

$        10,000.00

(cash paid for Advertisement)

d

4-Jan

Supplies

$          3,000.00

      Accounts Payabe

$          3,000.00

(Supplies Purchased)

e

5-Jan

cash

$      170,000.00

      Service revenue

$      170,000.00

(Revenue eaned and received)

f

6-Jan

Accounts payable

$          3,000.00

   cash

$          3,000.00

(cash paid to supplier)

g

7-Jan

Cash

$      112,500.00

Subscription fee receivable

$      112,500.00

          subcribtion fee

$      225,000.00

(subscription fee received for january and rest to be received)

h

30-Jan

Wages

$      378,000.00

     cash

$      378,000.00

(wages paid for January)

i

31-Jan

Utility Expenses

$          5,350.00

      Accounts Payable

$          5,350.00

$      877,850.00

$      877,850.00

Cash Account

1-Jan

Opening Balance

1500000

1-Jan

Accounts Receivables

$        50,000.00

2-Jan

Computer Server

$       10,000.00

5-Jan

Service revenue

$      170,000.00

3-Jan

Advertisement expenses

$        10,000.00

7-Jan

Subscription fee

$      112,500.00

6-Jan

Accounts payable

$          3,000.00

30-Jan

Wages

$    378,000.00

31-Jan

Balance

$ 1,431,500.00

$ 1,832,500.00

$ 1,832,500.00

Accounts Receibables

1-Jan

Opening Balance

150000

1-Jan

cash

$        50,000.00

31-Jan

Balance

$     100,000.00

$      150,000.00

$     150,000.00

Supplies

1-Jan

Opening Balance

$        14,700.00

31-Jan

Balance

$        17,700.00

4-Jan

Accounts Payable

$          3,000.00

$        17,700.00

$        17,700.00

Service revenue

31-Jan

Balance

$      170,000.00

5-Jan

Cash

$     170,000.00

$      170,000.00

$     170,000.00

Subscription fee

31-Jan

Balance

$      225,000.00

7-Jan

Cash

$     112,500.00

7-Jan

Subscription fee receivable

$     112,500.00

$      225,000.00

$     225,000.00

Accounts Payable

6-Jan

Cash

3000

1-Jan

Balance

108000

31-Jan

Balance

$      113,350.00

4-Jan

supplies

$          3,000.00

31-Jan

Utilities

$          5,350.00

$      116,350.00

$     116,350.00

Subscription fee Receivable

7-Jan

Subscription fee

$      112,500.00

31-Jan

Balance

$     112,500.00

$      112,500.00

$     112,500.00

Wages

30-Jan

cash

$      378,000.00

31-Jan

Balance

$     378,000.00

$      378,000.00

$     378,000.00

Advertisement expenses

3-Jan

cash

$        10,000.00

31-Jan

Balance

$        10,000.00

$        10,000.00

$        10,000.00

Notes Payable

31-Jan

balance

$        83,500.00

1-Jan

Balance

$        60,000.00

2-Jan

Computer Server

$        23,500.00

$        83,500.00

$        83,500.00

Utility expenses

31-Jan

Accounts Payable

$          5,350.00

31-Jan

Balance

$          5,350.00

$          5,350.00

$          5,350.00

Trial Balance

Vanishing Games corporation

Jan 31st 2015

Account title

Debit

Credit

Cash

$ 1,431,500.00

Accounts Recivables

$      100,000.00

Building

$      422,000.00

Unearned Revenue

$        73,500.00

Common Stock

$ 2,500,000.00

Retained Earning

$ 1,419,700.00

Computer Server

Land

$ 1,200,000.00

Supplies

$        17,700.00

Computer Server

$        33,500.00

Accounts Payable

$      113,350.00

Utility expenses

$          5,350.00

Equipment

$      874,500.00

Wages

$      378,000.00

Subscription fee receivable

$      112,500.00

Service revenue

$      170,000.00

Subscription fee

$      225,000.00

Advertisement expenses

$        10,000.00

Notes Payable

$        83,500.00

Total

$ 4,585,050.00

$ 4,585,050.00

Income Statement

Vanishing Games corporation

Jan 31st 2015

Subscription fee

$      225,000.00

Service revenue

$      170,000.00

$      395,000.00

Less:

Utility expenses

$          5,350.00

Wages

$      378,000.00

Advertisement expenses

$        10,000.00

$   (393,350.00)

Net Income during Period

$          1,650.00

Statement of Retained Earning

Balance, Jan 1 2015

$ 1,419,700.00

Add: Net Income

$          1,650.00

$ 1,421,350.00

Less: Dividends

Paid

$                       -  

Ending Retained Earning balance

$ 1,421,350.00

Balance sheet

Vanishing Games corporation

Jan 31st 2015

Assets

    Fixed Assets

      Equipment

$      874,500.00

      Land

$ 1,200,000.00

      Building

$      422,000.00

      Computer server

$        33,500.00

$ 2,530,000.00

Current Assets

     Cash

$ 1,431,500.00

     Accounts Receivable

$      100,000.00

      Supplies

$        17,700.00

      Subscription Receivable

$      112,500.00

$ 1,661,700.00

Total Assets

$ 4,191,700.00

Liabilities

   Current Liabilities

        Accounts Payable

$      113,350.00

        Notes Payable

$        83,500.00

         Unearned Revenue

$        73,500.00

$      270,350.00

   Shareholders fund

     Common Stock

$ 2,500,000.00

       Retained earning on 31 jan 2015

$ 1,421,350.00

$ 3,921,350.00

Total Liabilities

$ 4,191,700.00

Journal entries

Refrence Number

Date

Account Title

Debit

Credit

a

1-Jan

Cash

$        50,000.00

          Accounts Receivables

$        50,000.00

(cash Received against balance)

b

2-Jan

Computer Server

$        33,500.00

     cash

$        10,000.00

     Notes Payable

$        23,500.00

(Computer server purchased)

c

3-Jan

Advertisement expenses

$        10,000.00

`

    Cash

$        10,000.00

(cash paid for Advertisement)

d

4-Jan

Supplies

$          3,000.00

      Accounts Payabe

$          3,000.00

(Supplies Purchased)

e

5-Jan

cash

$      170,000.00

      Service revenue

$      170,000.00

(Revenue eaned and received)

f

6-Jan

Accounts payable

$          3,000.00

   cash

$          3,000.00

(cash paid to supplier)

g

7-Jan

Cash

$      112,500.00

Subscription fee receivable

$      112,500.00

          subcribtion fee

$      225,000.00

(subscription fee received for january and rest to be received)

h

30-Jan

Wages

$      378,000.00

     cash

$      378,000.00

(wages paid for January)

i

31-Jan

Utility Expenses

$          5,350.00

      Accounts Payable

$          5,350.00

$      877,850.00

$      877,850.00