BRIEF EXERCISES
BE13-1 (L01) Roley Corporation uses a periodic inventory system and the gross method of accounting for purchase discounts. On July 1, Roley purchased $60,000 of inventory, terms 2/10, n/30, FOB shipping point. Roley paid freight costs of $1,200. On July 3, Roley returned damaged goods and received credit of $6,000. On July 10, Roley paid for the goods. Prepare all necessary journal entries for Roley.
BE13-2 (L01) Upland Company borrowed $40,000 on November 1, 2017, by signing a $40,000, 9%, 3-month note. Prepare Upland’s November 1, 2017, entry; the December 31, 2017, annual adjusting entry; and the February 1, 2018, entry.
BE13-3 (L01) Takemoto Corporation borrowed $60,000 on November 1, 2017, by signing a $61,350, 3-month, zero-interestbearing note. Prepare Takemoto’s November 1, 2017, entry; the December 31, 2017, annual adjusting entry; and the February 1, 2018, entry.
BE13-4 (L01) Sport Pro Magazine sold 12,000 annual subscriptions on August 1, 2017, for $18 each. Prepare Sport Pro’s August 1, 2017, journal entry and the December 31, 2017, annual adjusting entry, assuming the magazines are published and delivered monthly.
BE13-5 (L01) Dillons Corporation made credit sales of $30,000 which are subject to 6% sales tax. The corporation also made cash sales which totaled $20,670 including the 6% sales tax. (a) Prepare the entry to record Dillons’ credit sales. (b) Prepare the entry to record Dillons’ cash sales.
BE13-6 (L01) Lexington Corporation’s weekly payroll of $24,000 included FICA taxes withheld of $1,836, federal taxes withheld of $2,990, state taxes withheld of $920, and insurance premiums withheld of $250. Prepare the journal entry to record Lexington’s payroll.
BE13-7 (L01) Kasten Inc. provides paid vacations to its employees. At December 31, 2017, 30 employees have each earned 2 weeks of vacation time. The employees’ average salary is $500 per week. Prepare Kasten’s December 31, 2017, adjusting entry.
BE13-8 (L01) Mayaguez Corporation provides its officers with bonuses based on net income. For 2017, the bonuses total $350,000 and are paid on February 15, 2018. Prepare Mayaguez’s December 31, 2017, adjusting entry and the February 15, 2018, entry.
BE13-9 (L02) At December 31, 2017, Burr Corporation owes $500,000 on a note payable due February 15, 2018. (a) If Burr refinances the obligation by issuing a long-term note on February 14 and using the proceeds to pay off the note due February 15, how much of the $500,000 should be reported as a current liability at December 31, 2017? (b) If Burr pays off the note on February 15, 2018, and then borrows $1,000,000 on a long-term basis on March 1, how much of the $500,000 should be reported as a current liability at December 31, 2017, the end of the fiscal year?
BE13-10 (L03) Scorcese Inc. is involved in a lawsuit at December 31, 2017. (a) Prepare the December 31 entry assuming it is probable that Scorcese will be liable for $900,000 as a result of this suit. (b) Prepare the December 31 entry, if any, assuming it is not probable that Scorcese will be liable for any payment as a result of this suit.
BE13-11 (L03) Buchanan Company recently was sued by a competitor for patent infringement. Attorneys have determined that it is probable that Buchanan will lose the case and that a reasonable estimate of damages to be paid by Buchanan is $300,000. In light of this case, Buchanan is considering establishing a $100,000 self-insurance allowance. What entry(ies), if any, should Buchanan record to recognize this loss contingency?
BE13-12 (L03) Calaf’s Drillers erects and places into service an off-shore oil platform on January 1, 2018, at a cost of $10,000,000. Calaf is legally required to dismantle and remove the platform at the end of its useful life in 10 years. Calaf estimates it will cost $1,000,000 to dismantle and remove the platform at the end of its useful life in 10 years. (The fair value at January 1, 2018, of the dismantle and removal costs is $450,000.) Prepare the entry to record the asset retirement obligation.
BE13-13 (L03) Streep Factory provides a 2-year warranty with one of its products which was first sold in 2017. Streep sold $1,000,000 of products subject to the warranty. Streep expects $125,000 of warranty costs over the next 2 years. In that year, Streep spent $70,000 servicing warranty claims. Prepare Streep’s journal entry to record the sales (ignore cost of goods sold) and the
December 31 adjusting entry, assuming the expenditures are inventory costs.
BE13-14 (L03) Leppard Corporation sells DVD players. The corporation also offers its customers a 4-year warranty contract.
During 2017, Leppard sold 20,000 warranty contracts at $99 each. The corporation spent $180,000 servicing warranties during
2017. Prepare Leppard’s journal entries for (a) the sale of contracts, (b) the cost of servicing the warranties, and (c) the recognition of warranty revenue. Assume the service costs are inventory costs.
BE13-15 (L03) Wynn Company offers a set of building blocks to customers who send in 3 UPC codes from Wynn cereal, along with 50¢. The block sets cost Wynn $1.10 each to purchase and 60¢ each to mail to customers. During 2017, Wynn sold
1,200,000 boxes of cereal. The company expects 30% of the UPC codes to be sent in. During 2017, 120,000 UPC codes were redeemed. Prepare Wynn’s December 31, 2017, adjusting entry.
