Hill Company adjusts its accounts at the end of each month-01985
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Question 1: Hill Company adjusts its accounts at the end of each month. Prepare the adjusting entries required at December 31 based on the following information.
- A bank loan had been obtained on December 1. Accrued interest on the loan at December 31 amounts to Rs. 1,050. No interest expense has yet been recorded.
- Depreciation of the office equipment is based on an estimated life of five years. The balance in the office equipment account is Rs. 24,000; no change has occurred in the account during the year.
- Interest revenue earned on US government bonds during December amounts to Rs. 750. This accrued interest revenue has not been recorded or received as of December 31.
- On December 31, an agreement was signed to lease a truck for 12 months beginning January 1 at a rate of 35 cents per mile. Usage is expected to be 2,000 miles per month, and the contract specifies a minimum payment equivalent to 18,000 miles a year.
Answer:
- Interest Expense A/C 1050
- Accrued interest A/C 1050
- Depreciation expense 4800
- To accumulated deprecation 4800
- Interest Receivable on Bonds A/C 750
- Interest Income on Bonds A/C 750
- OR
- accrued interest 750
- interest income 750
- Accrued lease rent 630,000
- Lease rent 630,000