Prepare the general journal entry to record the employers


1. XYZ Company's December 31, 2015, trial balance is as follows:

XYZ Company Trial Balance 12/31/2015    
Account Debit Credit
Cash mce_markernbsp;  43,500  
Accounts Receivable 53,500  
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts 1,500  
Notes Receivable 30,000  
Merchandise Inventory 55,000  
Land 20,000  
Building 150,000  
Accumulated Depreciation, Building   mce_markernbsp;  15,000
Equipment 50,000  
Accumulated Depreciation, Equipment   21,000
Goodwill 26,000  
Accounts Payable   25,000
Long-Term Notes Payable   75,000
Common Stock, $10 par, 2,000 shares authorized and outstanding 20,000
Retained Earnings   147,000
Sales Revenue   700,000
Salaries Expense 150,000  
Utilities Expense 3,500  
Cost of Goods Sold 350,000  
Administrative Expenses 55,000  
Sales Expenses     15,000  
   Totals $1,003,000 $1,003,000

XYZ is a small company and records adjusting entries and closing entries only at fiscal (calendar) year end. Correcting and adjusting entries have not been recorded.

Additional Information:

a. Notes Receivable is a 3-month, 6% note accepted on November 1, 2015.
b. Long-Term Notes Payable is a 5-year, 5% note that was signed on July 1, 2015. Interest is payable annually.
c. Building is depreciated at 3% per year. There is no salvage value.
d. Equipment is depreciated at 15% per year. There is no salvage value.
e. XYZ discovered, on December 30, that the inexperienced bookkeeper recorded in the general journal and general ledger that day's $1,500 cash sales as a debit to Accounts Receivable and a credit to Sales Revenue.
f. The year-end physical count for Merchandise Inventory reflected a value of $51,500. Any difference in value will not be considered theft or loss.
g. Salaries for the last half of December, payable in January, amount to $5,500.
h. XYZ estimates that of the Accounts Receivable, 5% will not be collectable.

Required:

a. Prepare in journal form, any required correcting entries.
b. Prepare in journal form, all end-of-the-period adjusting entries.
c. Prepare a December adjusted trial balance.
d. Prepare a classified balance sheet for the year ended December 31, 2015.
e. Prepare in journal form, the closing entries for the year ended December 31, 2015.

2. XYZ Company uses the periodic method and had the following inventory events during January:

Date Units Purchased Unit Cost Date Units Sold Unit Sales Price
Jan. 1 150 $7.00 Jan. 2 100 $10.00
Jan. 5 225 7.2 Jan. 7 125 10
Jan. 10 100 7.5 Jan. 12 75 12
Jan. 15 150 7.8 Jan. 17 200 12.5
Jan. 20 200 7.95 Jan. 24 150 15
Jan. 25 150 8      
Jan. 30 75 8.2      

Note: The January 1 amounts were the beginning inventory and unit value.

(Round all total dollar values to the nearest dollar. Round all unit values to the nearest penny.)

Required:

a. Calculate the cost of goods available for sale.

b. Calculate the dollar value of sales.

c. Calculate the value of Ending Inventory and Cost of Goods Sold under the following independent assumptions:

(1) LIFO method
(2) FIFO method
(3) Average-cost method

3. Required: Prepare Acme Supply Company's general journal entries for the following transactions:

Jan. 1 Accepted RunTimeCo's 120-day, 10% note as settlement of an outstanding $15,000 account receivable for goods sold last year.

Jan. 15 Purchased $10,000 Equipment from XYZ, signing a 9-month, 12% note.

Jan. 15 Loaned Warner Co. $30,000 cash, accepting a 90-day, 10% note.

Jan. 31 Prepared accrual adjusting entry for any interest revenue.

Apr. 15 Received payment in full from Warner Co. for outstanding note and interest.

1-May Received payment in full from RunTimeCo for outstanding note and interest.

Oct. 15 Paid XYZ in full.

4. XYZ Company purchased a refrigerated delivery truck for $65,000 on January 1, 2015. The plan is to use the truck for 5 years and then replace it. At the end of its useful life, the truck is expected to have a salvage value of $10,000. The fiscal year ends December 31.

a. Prepare the depreciation table for XYZ's truck, assuming that the company uses the straight-line method for depreciation.

b. Prepare the depreciation table for XYZ's truck, assuming that the company uses the double-declining-balance depreciation method.

c. Compute the depreciation expense for 2015 for XYZ's truck, assuming the truck has an expected life of 200,000 miles and during 2015 the truck was driven 24,540 miles. Round your depreciation expense per mile to three decimal places.

5. Acme Company has a January 15 mid-month gross salaries expense of $25,000. All is subject to FICA Social Security (6.2%), FICA Medicare (1.45%), state income tax (5%) and federal income tax (15%) withholdings. Additionally, all is subject to employer taxes to include FUTA (0.8%) and SUTA (5.4%) taxes. (Round all calculations to the nearest penny.)

Required:

a. Prepare the general journal entry to record the employer's payroll liability.

b. Prepare the general journal entry to record the employer's payroll-tax liability.

c. Prepare the general journal entry to liquidate the liabilities accrued in parts (a) and (b) on January 22.

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