The Amato Theater is nearing the end of the year and is preparing for a meeting with its bankers to discuss the renewal of a loan. The accounts listed below appeared in the December 31, 2021, trial balance.     Debit     Credit   Prepaid Advertising $ 6,000   Equipment 192,000   Accumulated Depreciation—Equipment   $ 60,000 Notes Payable   90,000 Unearned Service Revenue   17,500 Ticket Revenue   360,000 Advertising Expense 18,680   Salaries and Wages Expense 67,600   Interest Expense 1,400     Additional information is available as follows. The equipment has an estimated useful life of 16 years and a salvage value of $40,000 at the end of that time. Amato uses the straight-line method for depreciation. The note payable is a one-year note given to the bank January 31 and bearing interest at 10%. Interest is calculated on a monthly basis. Late in December 2021, the theater sold 350 coupon ticket books at $50 each. Two hundred of these ticket books have been used by year-end. The cash received was recorded as Unearned Service Revenue. Advertising paid in advance was $6,000 and was debited to Prepaid Advertising. The company has used $2,500 of the advertising as of December 31, 2021. Salaries and wages accrued but unpaid at December 31, 2021, were $3,500. Requirements, due 11:59 pm, PT, Sunday   Accounting Prepare any adjusting journal entries necessary for the year ended December 31, 2021.     Analysis Determine Amato's income before and after recording the adjusting entries. Use your analysis to explain why Amato's bankers should be willing to wait for Amato to complete its year-end adjustment process before making a decision on the loan renewal.    Principles  Although Amato's bankers are willing to wait for the adjustment process to be completed before they receive financial information, they would like to receive financial reports more frequently than annually or even quarterly. What trade-offs, in terms of relevance and faithful representation, are inherent in preparing financial statements for shorter accounting time periods?

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The Amato Theater is nearing the end of the year and is preparing for a meeting with its bankers to discuss the renewal of a loan. The accounts listed below appeared in the December 31, 2021, trial balance.

 

  Debit  

  Credit  

Prepaid Advertising

$ 6,000

 

Equipment

192,000

 

Accumulated Depreciation—Equipment

 

$ 60,000

Notes Payable

 

90,000

Unearned Service Revenue

 

17,500

Ticket Revenue

 

360,000

Advertising Expense

18,680

 

Salaries and Wages Expense

67,600

 

Interest Expense

1,400

 

 

Additional information is available as follows.

  1. The equipment has an estimated useful life of 16 years and a salvage value of $40,000 at the end of that time. Amato uses the straight-line method for depreciation.
  2. The note payable is a one-year note given to the bank January 31 and bearing interest at 10%. Interest is calculated on a monthly basis.
  3. Late in December 2021, the theater sold 350 coupon ticket books at $50 each. Two hundred of these ticket books have been used by year-end. The cash received was recorded as Unearned Service Revenue.
  4. Advertising paid in advance was $6,000 and was debited to Prepaid Advertising. The company has used $2,500 of the advertising as of December 31, 2021.
  5. Salaries and wages accrued but unpaid at December 31, 2021, were $3,500.

Requirements, due 11:59 pm, PT, Sunday

 

Accounting

Prepare any adjusting journal entries necessary for the year ended December 31, 2021.  

 

Analysis

Determine Amato's income before and after recording the adjusting entries. Use your analysis to explain why Amato's bankers should be willing to wait for Amato to complete its year-end adjustment process before making a decision on the loan renewal. 

 

Principles 

Although Amato's bankers are willing to wait for the adjustment process to be completed before they receive financial information, they would like to receive financial reports more frequently than annually or even quarterly. What trade-offs, in terms of relevance and faithful representation, are inherent in preparing financial statements for shorter accounting time periods? 

 

 

 

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