Q1: A company has a fiscal year-end of December 31: (1) on October 1, $12,000 was paid for a one-year fire insurance policy; (2) on June 30 the company loaned its chief financial officer $10,000; principal and interest at 6% on the note are due in one year; and (3) equipment costing $60,000 was purchased at the beginning of the year for cash. Depreciation on the equipment is $12,000 per year. If the adjusting entries were not recorded, would net income be higher or lower and by how much?
Q2: The following transactions occurred during March 2024 for the Right Corporation. The company operates a wholesale warehouse.
1. Issued 30,000 shares of no-par common stock in exchange for $300,000 in cash.
2. Purchased equipment at a cost of $40,000. Cash of $10,000 was paid and a note payable to the seller was signed for the balance owed.
3. Purchased inventory on account at a cost of $90,000. The company uses the perpetual inventory system.
4. Credit sales for the month totaled $120,000. The cost of the goods sold was $70,000.
5. Paid $5,000 in rent on the warehouse building for the month of March.
6. Paid $6,000 to an insurance company for fire and liability insurance for a one-year period beginning April 1, 2024.
7. Paid $70,000 on account for the inventory purchased in transaction 3.
8. Collected $55,000 from customers on account.
9. Recorded depreciation expense of $1,000 for the month on the equipment.
Required:
Analyze each transaction and show the effect of each on the expanded accounting equation for a corporation.