Fundamentals of Financial Accounting
Fundamentals of Financial Accounting
5th Edition
ISBN: 9780078025914
Author: Fred Phillips Associate Professor, Robert Libby, Patricia Libby
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 4, Problem 4.3COP

1, 3, 5 and 8

To determine

To Prepare: T-accounts for the accounts on the trial balance and enter beginning balances.

1, 3, 5 and 8

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T-account:

T-account refers to an individual account, where the increases or decreases in the value of specific asset, liability, stockholder’s equity, revenue, and expenditure items are recorded.

This account is referred to as the T-account, because the alignment of the components of the account resembles the capital letter ‘T’.’ An account consists of the three main components which are as follows:

(a)The title of the account

(b)The left or debit side

(c)The right or credit side

Prepare the T-account:

Cash (A) account
Beginning Balance 7    
7/1 22    
7/3 5 7/2 25
12/6 47 7/4 3
12/8 9 12/7 30
12/10 3 12/9 10
Ending Balance 25    
Accounts Receivable (A) account
Beginning Balance 3    
12/6 8 12/8 9
Ending Balance 2    

Supplies(A) account

Beginning Balance 3    
7/5 7    
  10    
  12/31(12) 7
Ending Balance 3    

Equipment (A) account

 
Beginning Balance 8      
7/2 25      
Ending Balance 33  
Accumulated depreciation -Equipment (xA) account
    Beginning Balance

1

    12/31(13) 4
    Ending Balance 5
Software (A) account
Beginning Balance 5    
7/4 3    
Ending Balance 8    

Accumulated Amortization (xA) account

    Beginning Balance 1
    12/31(11) 1
    Ending Balance 2

Accounts payable (L) account

    Beginning Balance 5
12/9 10 7/5 7
    Ending Balance 2

Notes payable (L) account

    Beginning Balance 0
    7/1 22
    Ending Balance 22
     
Salaries and wages payable (L) account
    Beginning Balance 0
    12/31(15) 3
    Ending Balance 3
Interest payable (L)
    Beginning Balance 0
    12/31(14) 1
  Ending Balance 1
Income tax payable (L) account
    12/31(16) 4
  Ending Balance 4

Unearned revenue (L) account

    12/10 3
  Ending Balance 3

Common Stock (SE) account

    Beginning Balance

15

    7/3 5
  Ending Balance 20
Retained earnings (SE) account
    Beginning Balance 4
    Closing entry 5
  Ending Balance 9
Service Revenue (R) account
    12/6 55
Closing entry 55    
  Ending Balance 0
Depreciation expense (E) account
12/31(13) 4    
    Closing entry 4
Ending Balance 0  
Amortization Expense ( E) account
Beginning Balance 0    
12/31(11) 1    
    Closing entry 1
Ending Balance 0  
Income Tax Expense ( E) account
12/31(16) 4    
    Closing entry 4
Ending Balance 0  
Interest Expense ( E) account
12/31(14) 1    
    Closing entry 1
Ending Balance 0  
Salaries and Wages Expense(E) account
12/7 30    
12/31(15) 3 Closing entry 33
Ending Balance 0    
Supplies Expense ( E) account
12/31(12) 7    
    Closing entry 7
Ending Balance 0  

2.

To determine

To record: Journal entries for transactions (1) to (10).

2.

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Journal entries for the transactions (1) to (10) as follows:

Date Account Title and Explanation Debit ($) Credit ($)
1) Cash (+A) 22  
    Notes payable (Short-term) (+L)   22
  (To record borrowed cash on note)    
2) Equipment (+A) 25  
    Cash (-A)   25
  (To record purchase of equipment)    
3) Cash (+A) 5  
    Common Stock (+SE)   5
  (To record issued common stock for cash)    
4) Software (+A) 3  
    Cash (-A)   3
  (To record Purchase of additional software)    
5) Supplies (+A) 7  
    Accounts payable  (+L)   7
  (To record supplies purchased for future use)    
6) Cash (+A) 47  
  Accounts Receivable (+A) 8 55
    Service Revenue (+R, +SE)    
  (To record service revenue earned during the year 2015)    
7) Salaries and Wages Expense (+E, -SE) 30  
    Cash (-A)   30
  (To record salaries and wages expense incurred during 2015)    
8) Cash (+A) 9  
    Accounts Receivable (-A)   9
  (To record cash collected on customer’s account)    
9) Accounts payable (-L) 10  
    Cash (-A)   10
  (To record cash paid to creditors)    
10) Cash (+A) 3  
    Unearned Revenue (+L)   3
  (To record receiving of customers deposit before doing work)    

Table (1)

3.

To determine

To Prepare: An unadjusted trial balance from requirement 2.

3.

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Incorporation NPT
Unadjusted Trial Balance
At December 31, 2015
(in thousands)
Account Titles Debit ($) Credit ($)
Cash 25  
Accounts Receivable 2  
Supplies 10  
Equipment 33  
Accumulated Depreciation–Equipment   1
Software 8  
Accumulated Amortization   1
Accounts Payable   2
Notes Payable (short–term)   22
Salaries and Wages Payable    
Interest Payable    
Income Tax Payable    
Unearned revenue   3
Common Stock   20
Retained Earnings   4
Service Revenue   55
Salaries and Wages Expense 30
Supplies Expense    
Depreciation Expense    
Amortization Expense    
Interest Expense    
Income Tax Expense    
Total 108 108

Table (2)

4.

To determine

To record: Adjusting journal entries (11) to (16)

4.

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Prepare adjusting journal entries (11) to (16):

Date Account Title and Explanation Debit ($) Credit ($)
11. Amortization Expense (+E, -SE) 1  
    Accumulated Amortization (+xA, -A)   1
  (To record adjusting entry for amortization expenses)    
12. Supplies expense (+E, -SE) (1) 7  
    Supplies(-A)   7
  (To record the use of supplies)    
13. Depreciation expense (+E, -SE) 4  
    Accumulated depreciation –Equipment (+xA, -A)   4
  (To record adjusting entry for depreciation expense)    
14. Interest expense (+E, -SE) 1  
    Interest payable(+L)   1
  (To record the adjusting entry for interest expense)    
15. Salaries and wages expense (+E, -SE) 3  
    Salaries and wages payable (+L)   3
  (To record the adjusting entry for salaries and wages expenses)    
16. Income tax expense(+E, -SE) 4  
    Income tax payable(+L)   4
  (To record the adjusting entry for income tax expense)    

Table (3)

Working notes:

12. Calculation of supplies expenses:

Supplies expenses=Beginning supplies+Purchase of suppliesEnding supplies=$3+$7$3=$7 (1)

5.

To determine

To Prepare: An adjusted trial balance from requirement 4.

5.

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Prepare an adjusted trial balance for Incorporation NPT for December 31, 2015:

Incorporation NPT
Adjusted Trial Balance
At December 31, 2015
(in thousands)
Account Titles Debit ($) Credit ($)
Cash 25  
Accounts Receivable 2  
Supplies 3  
Equipment 33  
Accumulated Depreciation–Equipment   5
Software 8  
Accumulated Amortization   2
Accounts Payable   2
Notes Payable (short–term)   22
Salaries and Wages Payable   3
Interest Payable   1
Income Tax Payable   4
Unearned revenue   3
Common Stock   20
Retained Earnings   4
Service Revenue   55
Salaries and Wages Expense 33  
Supplies Expense 7  
Depreciation Expense 4  
Amortization Expense 1  
Interest Expense 1  
Income Tax Expense 4  
Total 121 121

Table (4)

6.

To determine

To prepare: An income statement, Statement of retained earnings and balance sheet.

6.

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Prepare an income statement for the year ended December 31, 2015:

Incorporation NPT
Income Statement
For the year ended December 31, 2015
(in thousands)
Particulars Amount ($) Amount ($)
Revenues:
Service revenue 55  
Total revenues 55
Less: Expenses
Salaries and wage expense 33  
Supplies expense 7  
Amortization expense 1  
Depreciation expense 4  
Interest expense 1  
Income tax expense 4  
Total expenses 50
Net income 5

(2)

Table (5)

Prepare a statement of retained earnings:

Incorporation NPT
Statement of Retained Earnings
For the year ended December 31, 2015
(in thousands)
Particulars Amount ($) Amount ($)
Balance, January 1, 2015 4  
Add: Net income 5
  9
Less: Dividends   (0)
Balance, December 31, 2015 9

Table (6)

Prepare a balance sheet for the year December 31, 2015:

Incorporation NPT
Balance Sheet
At December 31, 2015
(in thousands)
Particulars Amount($) Amount($)
Assets
Current Assets:
Cash 25
Accounts Receivable 2
Supplies 3
Total current assets 30
Equipment 33
Accumulated Depreciation (5)
Equipment, net 28
Software 8
Accumulated amortization (2) 6
Total Assets 64
Liabilities :
Current liabilities :
Accounts Payable 2  
Notes payable (short-term) 22  
salaries and wages payable 3  
Interest payable 1  
Income Taxes Payable 4  
Unearned revenue 3  
Total Current Liabilities   35
Stockholders’ Equity    
Common Stock 20  
Retained Earnings 9  
Total Stockholders’ Equity   29
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity 64

Table (7)

7.

To determine

To prepare: The closing entryfor Incorporation L&S on December 31, 2015.

7.

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Prepare closing entries for Incorporation NPT on December 31, 2015:

Date Account Title and Explanation Debit ($) Credit ($)
December 31, 2015 Sales revenue(-R) 55  
Salaries and wages expense(-E)   33
Depreciation expense(-E)   4
Supplies expense(-E)   7
Amortization expense (-E)   1
Income tax expense(-E)   4
Interest expense (-E)   1
Retained earnings(+SE) (2)   5
  (To record the closing entries for Incorporation NPT)    

Table (8)

For closing of temporary accounts, the balances of revenues, expenses, and dividend accounts will be transferred to retained earnings in order to bring zero balance for expenses and revenues accounts.

8.

To determine

To prepare: Post closing trial balance from the requirement 7.

8.

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Prepare a Post-closing trial balance for Incorporation NPT for December 31, 2015:

Incorporation NPT
Post-closing Trial Balance
At December 31, 2015
(in thousands)
Account Titles Debit ($) Credit ($)
Cash 25  
Accounts Receivable 2  
Supplies 3  
Equipment 33  
Accumulated Depreciation–Equipment   5
Software 8  
Accumulated Amortization   2
Accounts Payable   2
Notes Payable (short–term)   22
Salaries and Wages Payable   3
Interest Payable   1
Income Taxes Payable   4
Unearned revenue   3
Common Stock   20
Retained Earnings   9
Service Revenue   0
Salaries and Wages Expense 0  
Supplies Expense 0  
Depreciation Expense 0  
Amortization expense 0  
Interest Expense 0  
Income Tax Expense 0  
Total 71 71

Table (9)

9.

To determine

To know: The net income of Incorporation NPT has been generated during 2015 and to determine the net profit margin and to explain the company has been financed primarily by liabilities or stockholders’ equity and to find the current ratio.

9.

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The net income of Incorporation NPT for 2015:

Incorporation NPT generated net income in the year 2015 is $5(thousand).

Calculation of net profit margin:

Net profit margin =Net income Total revenues×100=$5$55×100=9.1%

The net profit margin of Incorporation NPT is 9.1%.

To see whether the Incorporation NPT is financed primarily by liabilities or stockholders’ equity:

The Incorporation NPT is financed primarily by liabilities, where by providing liabilities for $35(thousand) with the total assets and stockholders’ equity providing for $29(thousand).

Calculation of current ratio:

Current ratio=Current assetsCurrent liabilities=$30$35=0.86:1

The current ratio is 0.86:1.

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