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Unprofitable Company
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BRIEF EXERCISE 5.5 The following account halances were taken from Cal Tour Corporation's
yearend adjusted trial balance (assume these are the company’s only temporary accounts)
Olidends $600
Sorvice revenue 19,800
Supplies excense 525
ent expanse 3,669
Depreciation expanse: equiament 11200
Solaries expanse 12700
Income taxes expense 615
Prepare the company's necessary closing entries,
BRIEF EXERCISE 5.6 The following account balances were taken fom Jashobson
Consulting's year-end adjusted tial balance (assume these are the company’s only temporary
accounts)
Consulting oes earned $26,000
Interest revenue 300)
Insurance expense 1.200
en! expanse 10,800
Depreciation expense: aioe equipmont ; 5,600
Salaries expense 18.400
Dividends “400
Prepare the company’s nevessary closing entries
BRIEF EXERCISE 6.7 {ndicato whether each of the following accounts appears in the debit
column or in the credit coluenn of an afterclosing wal balance, Use the symbols D for debit col
‘umn, € for etedit coluran, aad N if the account does nor appear in an after-cfosing trial balance,
Income Summary (of a profitable company)
Depreciation Expense: Orfice Equipment
Income Taxes Payabie
Unexpired Insurance
Dividends
Retained Earnings
Dividends Payable
fa. Unearned Service Revenue
, Accumulated Depreciation: Office Equipment
& Land
. Consulting Fees Earned
@. Share Capital
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BRIEF EXERCISE 5.8 Dog Daze Limited has provided the following information from its
most current Financial statements:
Tota revenue
Total expensos
Total current assats
‘otal current fabitias
“otal shareholders’ aquily. 1 January 2013,
“etal sharenolders' aquiy, 31 Dacember 2013
‘8. Compute the company’s profit percentage in 2013,
1b. Compute the company’s return on equity in 2013,
‘¢. Compute the company’s current ratio at 31 December 2013.228
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EXERCISE 5.2 Tutors for Rent Limited performs adjusting entries every month, but closes its
‘accounts only at year-end, The company’s year-end adjusted trial balance dated 31 December
2013, was:
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‘cach § 91,100
‘Accounts receivable 4500
Supplies ‘200
Equipment 42,000
‘Accumulated depreciation: equipment 8 5000
Accounts payable 1500
Income taxes payable 3.800,
‘Share capital... -..-. 25,000
Retained earings 45,000,
Divdenas 2.000
“Tutoring raverue earned 95,000
Salary axpense
‘Supply expense
‘Adverosing expense
Depreciation expense: equipment
Income tex0s expense
a. Prepare an income statement and statement of changes in equity for the year ended
31 December 2013. Also prepare the company’s statement of financial position dated
31 December 2013
Does the company appear to be liquid? Defend your answer,
Has the company been profitable in the past? Explai
EXERCISE 5.3 Wilderness Guide Services Limited performs adjusting entries every month,
but closes its accounts only at year-end The company’s yearend adjusted irial balance dated.
31 December 2013, follows
WILDERNESS GUIDE SERVICES.
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cash $ 12,200 4
Accaunts rivals 31,000 |
Camping suppis. ‘ 7.900 |
Unexpired insurance policies 2.400
Equipment : 70,000
Accumulated depreciation: equipment $ 40,000
Notes payable (due 1/4/t4) 18.000,
Accounts peyabee 9.500
‘Share capil 7 25,000
Fizined aarnings oon 15,000
Dividends - 4,000
Guide reverie eaimed 102,000
Salary expense 87.500
Camping supply axponce. 1,200
Insurance expense ‘ 9.800 |
Depreciation expense: equipment... 5,000 4
Interest expense. 1.700 4
$9500 SIO
‘a, Prepare an income statement and statement of changes in equity for the year ended
31 December 2013, Also prepare the company’s statement of financial position dated
‘31 December 2013. (Hint: Unprofitable companies have no income taxes expense.)
bb. Does the company appear to be liquid? Defend your answer,
+ias the company been profitable in the past? Explain,chapter The Accounting Cyete: Reporting Financial Resuts
EXERCISE 5.4 Refer to the adjusted tral balance of Tutors for Rent Limited, illustrated in
Exercise 5.2 10 respond tothe following items:
‘a. Prepare all necessary closing entries at 31 December 2013.
1b, Prepare an after-closing trial balance dated 31 December 2013,
Compare the Retained Earnings balance reported in the after-closing trial balance prepared
in part b to the balance reposted in the adjusted wal balance. Explain why the two balances
ae different, (Include in your explanation why the balance reported in the after-cosing trial
balance has increased or decreased subsequent to the closing process.)
EXERCISE 5.5
trated in Exercise 5.
a, Prepare all necessary closing entries at 31 December 2013,
bb. Prepare an after-closing trial balance dated 31 December 2013
Compare the Retained Eamings balance reported inthe after-closing triat balance prepared
in part b to she balance reported in the adjusted tial balance. Explain why the two balances
ce different, (Include in your explanation why the balance reported in the after-closing tril
‘balance has increased or decreased subsequent to the closing process.)
fer to the adjusted tril balance of Wildemess Guide Services Limited, illus-
to respond tothe following items:
EXERCISE 5.6 The following information was taken directly from the footnotes fo the finan-
cial statements of Cathay Pacific:
1. "Passenger and cargo sales are recognized as revenue wien the transportation service is provided.”
2. “The value of unflown passenger and cargo sales is recorded as unearned transportation revenue.”
3, “Replacement spares and labor costs for maintenance and averbaul of aircraft are charged to
the profit and Joss on consumption and as incurred respectively
4, “Fined assets are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and impairment, Depreciation
of fixed assets is calculated using the straight-line method to write down cost over anticipated
useful lives to estimated residual value...”
fa, Discuss what is meant by each of the above footnote items
b. As noted, Cathay Pacific uses an Unearned Transportation Revenue account to record
‘unflown passenger and cargo sales. Assuae that you purchased a US$S00 ticket from Cathay
Pacific as for a flight three months in advance. Prepare the journal entries made by Cathay
Pacific ta record (1) your purchase of the US8S00 air ticket and (2) the use of the ai eke by
yourself when you use the ticket after three month.
Discuss how the matching principle relates 1o Cathay Pacific's treatment of labor costs,
EXERCISE 5.7. Gerces Peychological Services Limited closes its temporary accounts once exch
year on 31 December, The company recently issued the following income statement as part of its
‘annnal repost
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Income Statement
Cetera
Revenue:
Counseling reverve $228,000
Expenses:
‘Advertsing expense 8 1.800
Saari expense ‘94.000
Otfcs eupeties expense 1200
Unites expense ‘350
Malpractice insurance axanse 6.000
Offce ent expanse. 24,000
Continuing education expence 2.650
Depreciation expense: fntures 4500,
Miscellaneous exoense 6.000,
Income taxes expense 29400 _170.400
Proftfor the year
catement of changes in equity indicates thats $6,000 cash dividend was declared and
paid during 2013.
fa, Prepare the necessary closing entries on 31 December 2013,
D. If the firm's Retained Earnings account hed a $92,000 balance on 1 January 2013, at what
amount should Retained Eamings be reposted in the Finn's statement of financial position dated
31 December 2013?
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bb From the adjasied trial halance prepared in part a, prepare an income statement and statement
‘of changes in equity for the year ended 31 December 2013. Also prepare the company's
statement of nancial postion dated 31 December 2013,
ce. Prepare the necessary year-end closing entries,
4. Prepare an after-losing tial balance,
fe. Compute the company’s average monthly insurance expense for January and
2013.
£. Compute the company’s average monthly rent expense for January through September of
2013,
g. Ifthe company purchased all ofits office equipment when it first incorporated, for how long,
bas it been in business asst 31 December 20137
eaary of
Problem 5.6A Brushstroke Art Studio Limited provides quality instruction to aspiring artists.
‘The business adjusts its accounts monthly, lat performs closing entries annually on 31 December.
‘This isthe suudio’s unadjusted tial balance dated 34 December 2013,
Se eat ued
Peed
pees ey
Debits Crosite
cash 8 22,380
(Glient foes receivable 71,250
Suppies 6.000
Prepaié studio rent 2.500
Studo equipment 96,000
‘Acoumulates doprediatin:stuslo equipment $ 52,000
‘Accounts payable 6420
Note payabie 24.000
Interest payatie 480
Unearned clont fees 8,000,
Income taxes payable 5,000
Shere capital 50,000
Retarnes earrings 20,000
Gient oes earnec 82,310
Supplies expense
Salary expense
Interest expense,
‘Studio rent expense
tities exoense
Depreciation expensa’stuco equipmont
Income taxos expence
SBR
Other Data
1. Supplies on hand at 31 December 2013, total $1,000.
2. ‘The studio pays rent quarterly (every three months), The last payment was made 1 November
2013, The next payment will be made early in February 2014,
3. Studio equipment is being depreciated over 120 months (10 years)
Short Comprehensive Problem
Including Both Adjusting and
Coosing Entries
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4. On 1 October 2013, the studio borrowed $24,000 by signing a 12-month, 12 percent note
payable, The entire amount, plus interes, is due on 30 September 2014,
5. At 31 December 2013, $3,000 of previously unearned client fees had been earned.
6 Accrued, but unrecorded and uncollected client fees earned total $690 at 31 December
2013.
7. Accrued, but unrecorded and unpaid salary expense totals $750 at 31 December 2013.
8. Accrued income taxes expense for the entire year ending 31 December 2013, total $7,000.
‘The full amount is due early in 2014.
Instructions
a. Prepare the necessary adjusting joumal entries on 31 December 2013, Prepare also an adjusted
rial balance dated 31 December 2013,
From the adjusted tal balance prepared in pasta, prepare an income statement and statement
‘of changes in equity for the year ended 31 December 2013. Also prepare the company’s
statement of financial position dated 31 December 2013,
Prepare the necessary year-end closing entries,
@. Prepare an after-losing trial balance.
Has the studio's monthly rent remained the same throughout the year? IF not, hs it gone up oF
down? Explain
Problem 5.7A Refer to the Demonstration Problem illustrated in the previous chapter on
pages 165-168. Prepare a 10-column worksheet for Intemet Consulting Service Limited dated
31 December 2013. At the bottom of your worksheet, prepare a brief explanation Keyed to exch
adjusting entry.
Problem 5.8A A recent annual report issued by Capcom Co. Ltd. revealed the following
date
End Beginning
ofveer ‘of Yeat
Current asses ¥76.8bllion _¥78.0bilion
Current taities ¥31.9billon ¥29.3billon
Equty ¥68.7 billion ¥66.0bilion
The company’s income statement reported total annual revenne of ¥94.! billion and profit for he
year of ¥3.0 billion,
Instructions
a, Evaluate Capcom's proftabl
for the year
b, Evaluate Capeom’s liquidity by computing its worki
beginning of the year and atthe end of the year.
Does Capcom appear to be beth profitable and liquid? Explai
by computing its profit percentage and its return on equity
pital and its current ratio at the
Supplemental Topi, “The Worksheet”