Preparation of journal entries and adjusting entries for a publisher of magazine.
Golf World Publications publishes a golf magazine for women. The magazine sells for $3 a copy on the newsstand. Yearly subscriptions to the magazine cost $24 per year (12 issues). During December 2008, Golf World Publications sells 9,000 copies of the golf magazine at newsstands and receives payment for 15,000 subscriptions for 2009. Financial statements are prepared monthly.
Instructions
(a) Prepare the December 2008 journal entries to record the newsstand sales and subscriptions received.
(b) Prepare the necessary adjusting entry on January 31, 2009. The January 2009 issue has been mailed to subscribers.