The following independent events for Repertory Theatre Ltd d

The following independent events for Repertory Theatre Ltd. during the year ended December 31 2018, require a transaction journal entry or an adjusting journal entry, or both. The company adjusts its accounts annually.

1. Supplies on hand amounted to $1,500 at the beginning of the year. On March 1, additional supplies were purchased for $4,250 cash. At the end of the year, a physical count showed that supplies on hand amounted to $1,000.

2. The theatre owns a vehicle that was purchased on January 2 2018, for $120,000. The vehicle\'s estimated useful life is 4 years.

3. The theatre has nine plays each season, which starts in September 2018 and ends in May 2019 (one play per month). Season tickets sell for $360. On August 2, 600 season tickets were sold for the upcoming 2018-2019 season. The theatre credited Unearned Revenue for the full amount received on August 2 and uses a Ticket Revenue account to record revenue earned from season tickets.

4. On June 1, the theatre borrowed $30,000 from La Caisse Populaire Desjardins at an interest rate of 6%, to be repaid in one year. The interest is payable on the first day of each following month, and was last paid on December 1.

5. The total weekly payroll is $9,000, paid every Friday for employee salaries earned during the prior six-day workweek (Saturday - Thursday). This year, December 31 falls on Monday. Salaries were last paid (and recorded) on Friday, December 28 and will be paid next Friday, January 4.

6. Repertory Theatre rents a portion of its facilities for $600 a month to a local seniors\' choir that uses the space for rehearsals. The choir\'s treasurer was ill during December, and on January.

7. the theatre receives a $1,200 cheque for both the amount owing for the month of December and the rent for the month of January. 7. Upon reviewing its books on December 31, the theatre noted that a telephone bill for the next month of December had not yet been received. A call to Bell Aliant determined that the telephone bill was for $1,125. The bill was paid on January 11. (Hint: use the Utilities Expense account for telephone services)

a) Prepare the journal entries to record the original transactions for items 1,2,3 and 4.

b) Prepare the year-end adjusting entries required for items 1 through 7 on December 31.

c) Record the subsequent cash transactions in January for (1) the interest paid on January 1 (item 4), (2) payment payroll on January 4 (item 5), (3) receipt of the rent on January 7 (item 6), and (4) payment of the telephone bill on January 11 (item 7)

Solution

As per policy, only one question or its four parts are allowed to answer, so answering a & b :

a & b)

Journal Entries alongwith adjusting entries :

Sl. no. Date Accounts Titles & explanations Debit $ Credit $
1 Mar 1 18 purchases - supplies 4250
cash 4250
Dec 31 Supplies Expense 4750
Supplies 4750
(1500+4250-1000)
2 Jan 2 18 Vehicle 120000
Cash 120000
Dec 31 Depreciaton exp. 30000
Acc. Depreciation - Vehicle 30000
(120000 /4)
3 Aug 2 18 Cash 216000
Unearned Revenue 216000
(600*360)
Dec 31 Unearned Revenue 96000
Revenue 96000
(600*360*4/9)
4 June 1 18 Cash 30000
Loan 30000
Dec 31 Interest expense 900
Interest payable 900
(30000 * 6% * 6/120
5 Dec 31 18 Salary & Wages expense 4500
Salary & Wages payable 4500
(for three days = 9000 *3/6)
Jan 4 19 Salary & Wages payable 4500
Cash 4500
6 Dec 31 18 Rent Expense 600
Rent Expense payable 600
(for December)
7 Dec 31 18 Cash 1200
Unearned rent revenue 600
Rent revenue 600
( unearned for jan 19 - 50% of 1200)
Dec 31 Utilities expense 1125
Utilities expense payable 1125
(telephone expenses for Dec)
The following independent events for Repertory Theatre Ltd. during the year ended December 31 2018, require a transaction journal entry or an adjusting journal
The following independent events for Repertory Theatre Ltd. during the year ended December 31 2018, require a transaction journal entry or an adjusting journal

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