This exercise will test your ability to detect adjusting entries by comparing an adjusted trial balance with an unadjusted trial balance.
The trial balance and the subsequent adjusted trial balance at December 31, 2014, for the Bradley Company appear below. The accounting period coincides with the calendar year.
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Before Adjustment |
After Adiustment |
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Credit |
nehit |
Credit |
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Cash |
$30,000 |
$30,000 |
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Accounts Receivable |
8,000 |
8,700 |
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Note Receivable (8%) |
10,000 |
10,000 |
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Interest Receivable |
0 |
200 |
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Prepaid Rent |
8,400 |
1,200 |
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Prepaid Licenses |
3,200 |
800 |
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Office Supplies |
2,000 |
300 |
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Office Equipment |
12.000 |
12.000 |
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Accumulated Depreciation—Equipment |
$3,000 |
$4,000 |
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Accounts Payable |
3,400 |
3,400 |
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Unearned Service Fees |
5.000 |
1.300 |
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Salaries and Wages Payable |
0 |
1.800 |
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Common Stock |
20,000 |
20,000 |
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Retained Earnings |
42,000 |
42,000 |
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Dividends |
36,000 |
36,000 |
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Fees Earned |
82,100 |
86,500 |
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Interest Earned |
0 |
200 |
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Salaries and Wages Expense |
45.900 |
47.700 |
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Rent Expense |
0 |
7,200 |
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Licenses Expense |
0 |
2,400 |
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Office Supplies Expense |
0 |
1,700 |
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Depreciation Expense |
0 |
1.000 |
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$155,500 |
$155,500 |
$159,200 |
$159,200 |
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Instructions
- Journalize the adjusting entries recorded on December 31, 2014.
- Answer the following questions:
- How many months was the note receivable outstanding during 2014?
- If the rent is a constant amount each month, how many months rent is prepaid as of December 31, 2014?
- How much is the monthly license fee assuming the monthly amount has remained unchanged during the whole year?
- If the depreciation is a constant amount each year, for how many years has the office equipment been in use?
- Assuming the balance of Salaries and Wages Payable at January 1, 2014 was $0, how much cash was paid to employees during 2014?