Journalize the adjusting entry needed on december 31 for


Question: P3-33A Journalizing adjusting entries and subsequent journal entries Laughter Landscaping has collected the following data for the December 31 adjusting entries:

a. Each Friday, Laughter pays employees for the current week's work. The amount of the weekly payroll is $7,000 for a five-day workweek. This year December 31 falls on a Wednesday. Laughter will pay its employees on January 2.

b. On January 1 of the current year, Laughter purchases an insurance policy that covers two years, $9,000.

c. The beginning balance of Office Supplies was $4,000. During the year, Laughter purchased office supplies for $5,200, and at December 31 the office supplies on hand total $2,400.

d. During December, Laughter designed a landscape plan and the client prepaid $7,000. Laughter recorded this amount as Unearned Revenue. The job will take several months to complete, and Laughter estimates that the company has earned 40% of the total revenue during the current year.

e. At December 31, Laughter had earned $3,500 for landscape services completed for Turnkey Appliances. Turnkey has stated that they will pay Laughter on January 10.

f. Depreciation for the current year includes Equipment, $3,700; and Trucks, $1,300.

g. Laughter has incurred $300 of interest expense on a $450 interest payment due on January 15.

Requirements: 1. Journalize the adjusting entry needed on December 31, for each of the previous items affecting Laughter Landscaping. Assume Laughter records adjusting entries only at the end of the year.

2. Journalize the subsequent journal entries for adjusting entries a, d, and g.

Part 2: Preparing financial statements including a classified balance sheet in report form, preparing closing entries, and using the current ratio to
evaluate a company Learning Objectives 1, 3, 6 Ending Capital $74,900

The adjusted trial balance of Blume Irrigation System at December 31, 2014, Follows:

 

BLUME IRRIGATION SYSTEM
Adjusted Trial Balance
December 31, 2014

 

Balance

Account Title

Debit

Credit

Cash

$11,000

 

Accounts Receivable

43,100

 

Office Supplies

3,300

 

Prepaid Insurance

4,000

 

Equipment

23,000

 

Accumulated Depreciation-Equipment

 

$          7,900

Building

55,800

 

Accumulated Depreciation-Building

 

24,000

Accounts Payable

 

24,700

Interest Payable

 

400

Salaries Payable

 

3,900

Unearned Revenue

 

1,600

Notes Payable (long-term)

 

2,800

Blume, Capital

 

25,000

Blume, Withdrawals

2,000

 

Service Revenue

 

74,800

Insurance Expense

900

 

Salaries Expense

16,300

 

Supplies Expense

1,500

 

Interest Expense

400

 

Depreciation Expense-Equipment

2,000

Depreciation Expense-Building

1,800

 

Total

$165,100

165,100

Requirements: 1. Prepare the company's income statement for the year ended December 31, 2014.

2. Prepare the company's statement of owner's equity for the year ended December 31, 2014. Assume that there were no contributions made by the owner during the year.

3. Prepare the company's classified balance sheet in report form at December 31, 2014.

4. Journalize the closing entries for Blume Irrigation System.

5. Compute the company's current ratio at December 31, 2014. At December 31, 2013, the current ratio was 1.81. Did the company's ability to pay debts improve or deteriorate, or did it remain the same?

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