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Gomez Co. had the following transactions in the last two months of its year ended December 31. Entries can draw from the following partial chart of accounts: Cash; Prepaid Insurance; Prepaid Advertising; Prepaid Consulting Fees; Unearned Service Fees; Service Fees Earned; Insurance Expense; Advertising Expense; and Consulting Fees Expense.

Nov. 1 - Paid $1,800 cash for future advertising.

1 - Paid$2,460 cash for 12 months of insurance through October 31 of the next year.

30 Received $3,600 cash for future services to be provided to a customer.

Dec. 1 Paid$3,000 cash for a consultant’s services to be received over the next three months.

15 - Received $7,950 cash for future services to be provided to a customer.

31 - Of the advertising paid for on November 1,$1,200 worth is not yet used.

31 - A portion of the insurance paid for on November 1 has expired. No adjustment was made in November to Prepaid Insurance.

31 - Services worth $1,500 are not yet provided to the customer who paid on November 30.

31 - One-third of the consulting services paid for on December 1 have been received.

31 - The company has performed$3,300 of services that the customer paid for on December 15.

Required

  1. Prepare entries for these transactions under the method that initially records prepaid expenses as assets and records unearned revenues as liabilities. Also prepare adjusting entries at the end of the year.

  2. Prepare entries for these transactions under the method that initially records prepaid expenses as expenses and records unearned revenues as revenues. Also prepare adjusting entries at the end of the year.

Analysis Component

  1. Explain why the alternative sets of entries in requirements 1 and 2 do not result in different financial statement amounts.

Gomez Co. had the following transactions in the last two months of its year ended December 31 .

Nov. 1 Paid 1,800cashforfuturenewspaperadvertising.1,800 cash for future newspaper advertising.~1Paid1 Paid 2,460 cash for 12 months of insurance through October 31 of the next year.        ~~~~~~~ 30 Received $3,600 cash for future services to be provided to a customer. Dec. 1 Paid3,000cashforaconsultantsservicestobereceivedoverthenextthreemonths.3,000 cash for a consultant's services to be received over the next three months. ~$ 15 Received 7,950cashforfutureservicestobeprovidedtoacustomer.7,950 cash for future services to be provided to a customer.~$31 Of the advertising paid for on November1,200worthisnotyetused.1,200 worth is not yet used. ~$ 31 A portion of the insurance paid for on November 1 has expired. No adjustment was made in November to Prepaid Insurance.        ~~~~~~~ 31 Services worth 1,500arenotyetprovidedtothecustomerwhopaidonNovember30.1,500 are not yet provided to the customer who paid on November 30 .~31OnethirdoftheconsultingservicespaidforonDecember1havebeenreceived.31 One-third of the consulting services paid for on December 1 have been received.~$31 The company has performed$3300 of services that the customer paid for on December 15.

Required

  1. Prepare entries for these transactions under the method that records prepaid expenses as assets and records unearned revenues as liabilities. Also prepare adjusting entries at the end of the year.
  2. Prepare entries for these transactions under the method that records prepaid expenses as expenses and records unearned revenues as revenues. Also prepare adjusting entries at the end of the year.

Analysis Component 3. Explain why the alternative sets of entries in requirements 1 and 2 do not result in different financial statement amounts.

Question

Quisp Co. had the following transactions in the last two months of its year ended December 31.

Nov. 1 Paid $1,500 cash for future newspaper advertising.
 1 Paid$2,160 cash for 12 months of insurance through October 31 of the next year.
 30 Received $3,300 cash for future services to be provided to a customer.

Dec. 1 Paid$2,700 cash for a consultant’s services to be received over the next three months.
 15 Received $7,650 cash for future services to be provided to a customer.
 31 Of the advertising paid for on November 1,$900 worth is not yet used.
 31 A portion of the insurance paid for on November 1 has expired. No adjustment was made in November to Prepaid Insurance.
 31 Services worth $1,200 are not yet provided to the customer who paid on November 30.
 31 One-third of the consulting services paid for on December 1 have been received.
 31 The company has performed$3,000 of services that the customer paid for on December 15.

Required
1. Prepare entries for these transactions under the method that records prepaid expenses as assets and records unearned revenues as liabilities. Also prepare adjusting entries at the end of the year.
2. Prepare entries for these transactions under the method that records prepaid expenses as expenses and records unearned revenues as revenues. Also prepare adjusting entries at the end of the year.

Analysis Component
3. Discuss why the alternative sets of entries in requirements 1 and 2 do not result in different financial statement amounts.

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In this exercise, we will journalize the transactions and prepare adjusting entries using (1) the accrual basis of accounting, (2) the cash basis of accounting, and (3) explain why the entries made in requirements 1 and 2 do not result in different balances in financial statements.

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