Question

Sam Buckley started his own cycle repair shop, Sam's Cycles, on September 1, 2017. Sam wants to prepare monthly financial statements, so adjusting journal entries are required on September 30. Selected transactions for September follow:

• 1.$1,100 of supplies were used during the month.
• 2.Utilities expense incurred but not yet recorded or paid on September 30, 2017, is $775.
• 3.Paid cash of $2,360 for a one-year insurance policy on September 1, 2017. The policy came into effect on this date.
• 4.On September 1, purchased repair equipment for $9,600 cash. It is being depreciated over 48 months.
• 5.On September 1, Sam signs a note payable for $15,000, 4.5% interest.
• 6.September 30 is a Saturday and employees are paid on Wednesdays for the preceding week. Sam's Cycles has three employees, who are paid $1,000 each for a five-day workweek that ends on Saturday.
• 7.Invoices representing $950 of services performed have not been recorded as at September 30.

Instructions

Prepare adjusting entries for the items above.

Answer 1

Adjusting entries

no	Account and explanation	debit	credit
1	Supplies expense	1100
	Supplies		1100
	(To record supplies used)
2	Utilities expense	775
	Utilities payable		775
	(To record accrued utilities)
3	Insurance expense (2360/12)	196.67
	Prepaid insurance		196.67
	(To record insurance expense)
4	Depreciation expense (9600/48)	200
	Accumulated depreciation-equipment		200
	(To record dep)
5	Interest expense (15000*4.5%*1/12)	56.25
	Interest payable		56.25
	(To record interest)
6	Salaries and wages expense	3000
	Salaries and wages payable		3000
	(To record accrued salaries)
7	Account receivable	950
	Service revenue		950
	(To record service revenue)