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Question 161
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Joan Miller owns an advertising agency.One of the adjustments her accountant made at the end of July was $360 for unpaid wages of the secretary.Joan Miller might ask,"Why go to the trouble of making this adjustment? Why worry about it? Doesn't everything come out in the end,when the secretary is paid in August? Because wages expense in total is the same for the two months,isn't the net income in total unchanged?" Give three reasons why adjusting entries can help Joan Miller assess the performance of her business.(Net income was $1,600. )
Question 162
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Answer the following questions.(Show your work. ) a.Revenue of $60,000 was earned,but only $45,000 was collected.Expenses of $36,000 were incurred,but only $30,000 was paid.What is reported net income? b.Wages of $4,000 are paid every Friday for a five-day workweek.If year end falls on a Tuesday,the adjusting entry for wages would be recorded at what amount? c.A company vehicle is purchased for $24,000.Assuming an eight-year useful life and zero value at that time,what is the balance of accumulated depreciation after five years? d.Supplies Expense of $3,600 was recorded for a given year.Assuming that $2,400 in supplies were purchased during the year and that $640 in supplies remained at year end,what was the cost of supplies at the beginning of the year?
Question 163
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Gravel Manufacturing had supplies on hand costing $480 on December 31.During the same year,supplies costing $320 were purchased,and $640 in supplies were consumed during the year.What was the cost of supplies on hand on January 1 of that year?