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During the year, a company recorded prepayments of expenses in asset accounts, a

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Question

During the year, a company recorded prepayments of expenses in asset accounts, and cash receipts of unearned revenues in liability accounts. At the end of its annual accounting period, the company must make three adjusting entries: (1) Accrue rent expense, (2) Accrue wages expense, and (3) Record salaries expense incurred for which the cash was paid in advance. For each of the adjusting entries (1), (2), and (3), indicate the account to be debited and the account to be credited—from a through i below.

a. Rent Expense

b. Rent payable

c. Wages expense

d. Wages payable

e. Salaries expense

f. Prepaid salaries

g. Intangible assets

h. Current assets

i. Long-term investments


Adjusting entries:
1. Accrue rent expense.
2. Accrue wages expense.
3. Record salaries expense incurred for which the cash was paid in advance.

1. Debit Credit 2. Debit Credit 3. Debit Credit

Explanation / Answer

Adjusting entries:

1. Debit Rent expense Credit Rent payable 2. Debit Wages expense Credit Wages payable 3 Debit Salary expense Credit Prepaid salaries