Monday, August 22, 2011

Linda Ace started her own consulting firm, Modine Consulting, Inc. on May 1, 2008

ACCOUNTING



P3-1B Linda Ace started her own consulting firm, Modine Consulting, Inc. on May 1, 2008. The trial balance at May 31 is as follows.



MODINE CONSULTING, INC.

Trial Balance

May 31, 2008

Account

Number Debit Credit

101 Cash $ 7,700

112 Accounts Receivable 4,000

126 Supplies 1,500

130 Prepaid Insurance 4,800

149 Office Furniture 9,600

201 Accounts Payable $ 3,500

209 Unearned Service Revenue 3,000

311 Common Stock 19,100

400 Service Revenue 6,000

726 Salaries Expense 3,000

729 Rent Expense 1,000

$31,600 $31,600



In addition to those accounts listed on the trial balance, the chart of accounts for Modine Consulting also contains the following accounts and account numbers: No. 150 Accumulated Depreciation—Office Furniture, No. 212 Salaries Payable, No. 229 Travel Payable, No. 631 Supplies Expense,No. 717 Depreciation Expense,No. 722 Insurance Expense, and No. 736 Travel Expense.



Other data:

1. $500 of supplies have been used during the month.

2. Travel expense incurred but not paid on May 31, 2008, $200.

3. The insurance policy is for 2 years.

4. $1,000 of the balance in the unearned service revenue account remains unearned at the end of the month.

5. May 31 is a Wednesday, and employees are paid on Fridays. Modine Consulting has two employees, who are paid $700 each for a 5-day work week.

6. The office furniture has a 5-year life with no salvage value. It is being depreciated at $160 per month for 60 months.

7. Invoices representing $1,000 of services performed during the month have not been recorded as of May 31.



Instructions

(a) Prepare the adjusting entries for the month of May. Use J4 as the page number for your journal.

(b) Post the adjusting entries to the ledger accounts. Enter the totals from the trial balance as beginning account balances and place a check mark in the posting reference column.

(c) Prepare an adjusted trial balance at May 31, 2008.



Check: (c) Adj. trial balance $33,800



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