Selected accounts of Urdu Company are shown below.

Supplies

Beg. Bal

800

10 ⁄ 31

470

Salaries and Wages Expense

10 ⁄ 15

800

10 ⁄ 31

600

Unearned Service Revenue

10 ⁄ 31

400

10 ⁄ 20

650

Service Revenue

10 ⁄ 17

2,400

10 ⁄ 31

1,650

10 ⁄ 31

400

Accounts Receivable

10 ⁄ 17

2,400

10 ⁄ 31

1,650

Salaries and Wages Payable

10 ⁄ 31

600

Supplies Expense

10 ⁄ 31

470

Instructions

From an analysis of the T-accounts, reconstruct

(a) the October transaction entries, and

(b) the adjusting journal entries that were made on October 31, 2017. Prepare explanations for each journal entry

Short Answer

Expert verified
  1. The total debit and credit side of the journal is$3,850.
  2. The total debit and credit side of the adjusting journal is$3,120.

Step by step solution

01

Meaning of Journal Entries

A journal entry refers to a record of the monetary business transactions in a date-wise manner and a proper format.

02

(a) Preparing for the transaction entries

Date

Particulars

Debit ($)

Credit ($)

Oct. 15, 2017

Salaries & Wages expense

800

Cash

800

(To record payment of October 15 payroll)

Oct. 17, 2017

Account receivables

2,400

To service revenue

2,400

(To record revenue for services performed for which payment has not yet been received)

Oct. 20, 2017

Cash

650

Unearned service revenue

650

(To record receipt of cash for service not yet performed)

$3,850

$3,850

03

(b) Preparing adjusting journal entries

Date

Particulars

Debit ($)

Credit ($)

Oct. 31, 2017

Supplies expense

470

Supplies

470

(To record the use of supplies during October)

Oct. 31, 2017

Accounts receivables

1,650

Service revenue

1,650

(To record revenue for services performed for which payment has not yet been received)

Oct. 31, 2017

Salaries & Wages expense

600

Salaries & wages payable

600

(To record liability for accrued payroll)

Oct. 31, 2017

Unearned service revenue

400

Service revenue

400

(To reduce unearned service) revenue, account for service that has been performed)

$3,120

$3,120

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