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Question :The following data at July 31, 2018, are given for RCO: a. Depreciation, \(600. b. Prepaid rent expires, \)200. c. Interest expense accrued, \(700. d. Employee salaries owed for Monday through Thursday of a five-day workweek; weekly payroll, \)8,000. Unearned revenue earned, \(1,000. f. Office supplies used, \)150. Requirements 1. Journalize the adjusting entries needed on July 31, 2018. 2. Suppose the adjustments made in Requirement 1 were not made. Compute the overall overstatement or understatement of net income as a result of the omission of these adjustments

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Adjusting entries are as follows:

 

Journal entry

 

 

Transactions

Accounts and Explanation

Debit

Credit

(a)

Depreciation Expense—Equipment

$600

 

 

Accumulated Depreciation—Equipment

 

$600

 

To record depreciation on equipment

 

 

 

 

 

 

(b)

Insurance Expense

$200

 

 

    Prepaid Rent

 

$200

 

To record insurance expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

(c)

Interest Expense

$700

 

 

    Interest Payable

 

$700

 

To record accrued salaries expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

(d)

Salaries Expense

$6,400

 

 

    Salaries Payable

 

$6,400

 

To record accrued salaries expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

(e)

Unearned Revenue

$1,000

 

 

    Service Revenue

 

$1,000

 

To record service revenue earned

 

 

 

 

 

 

(f) 

Supplies Expense

$150

 

 

Office Supplies

 

$150

 

To record office supplies used

 

 

 

1Step-by-Step-Solution Step1: Explanation on Adjusting Entries

Adjustries entries are used to record the accrued revenues and expenses at the end of the period.

2Step2: Calculation of Salaries Expense

Salaries expense is calculated as follows:

                        SalariesExpense=SalariesPerWeeklyPayroll×NumberofDaysExpiredNumberofDaysPerPayrollWeek                                                         =$8,000×45                                                          =$6,400