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Need help!! The following unadjusted trial balance was taken from the books of B

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The following unadjusted trial balance was taken from the books of BRZ Inc. on December 31, 2017, its fiscal year end. (zero balance accounts not shown).

BRZ Inc.

Trial Balance

December 31, 2017

Debit

Credit

Cash

$12,000

Accounts receivable

56,800

Allowance for doubtful accounts

$2,460

Prepaid insurance

1,488

Furniture and fixtures

122,000

Accumulated depreciation – furniture and fixtures

12,200

Accounts payable

14,700

Bond payable (8%, 10 year)

14,000

Common shares

55,900

Retained earnings

56,900

Service revenue

203,928

Salaries and wages expense

132,000

Rent expense

23,000

Supplies expense

4,500

Advertising expense

8,300

Total

$360,088

$360,088

Additional information:

(a) On October 1, 2017, BRZ purchased a one-year insurance policy for $1,488.

(b) Furniture and fixtures are estimated to have a ten-year useful life with no residual value. They were purchased on January 1, 2016. The straight-line method is used to depreciate this asset group.

(c) The bond payable was issued January 1, 2014. Interest is payable on January 1st of each year.

(d) $5,600 worth of services had been performed for clients but not yet invoiced as of December 31, 2017.

(e) On December 31, BRZ paid the local newspaper for advertising for the first three months of 2018. The newspaper charges $300 per month for advertising. This transaction has not yet been recorded.

(f) Salaries earned by employees but not yet paid for the last week of December were $5,600.

(a) Prepare the adjusting entries BRZ should record on December 31, 2017. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts.)

No.

Account Titles and Explanation

Debit

Credit

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

(f)

(b) Indicate which adjusting entries could be reversed.

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

(f)

Explanation / Answer

a & b) Journal Entries & whether the entry is reversable or not :

Serial no. Reversable or not Accounts Titles and explanations Debit $ Credit $ a Not Insurance Expense 372 Prepaid Insurance 372 [1488 * (3/12) ] b Not Depreciation - Furniture & Fixtures 12200 Acc. Depreciation - Furniture & Fixtures 12200 [122000 * (1/10) ] c Reversable Interest Expenses 1120 Interest Payable 1120 (14000 * 8%) d Reversable Unbilled Revenue 5600 Sales Revenue 5600 e Reversable Prepaid Advertisement 900 Cash 900 ($300 * 3 = $900) f Reversable Salaries and Wages Expenses 5600 Salaries and Wages payable 5600
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