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  • Oct 24, 2007, 10:45 PM
    Rustam_vu
    Adjusted Trail Balance
    ABC a private investing business called ABC Investigations. Some clients are required to pay in advance for the company’s services, while others are billed after the services have been rendered. Advance payments are credited to an account entitled unearned retainer fees, which represents unearned revenue. The business adjusts its accounts each month and closes its accounts at the end of each quarter. At March 31, the end of first quarter, the trial balance appeared as follows:

    ABC INVESTIGATIONS
    Trial Balance
    March. 31.2007
    Cash 17,150
    Fees Receivables 37,800
    Unexpired Insurance 1,600
    Prepaid Rent 5,400
    Office Supplies 1,050
    Office Equipment 17,100
    Accumulated depreciation: 5,700
    Accounts Payable 3,900
    Unearned Retainer Fees 24,000
    ABC, Capital 45,300
    ABC, Drawing 3,200
    Fees Earned 33,320
    Depreciation expense 570
    Rent Expense 3,000
    Office Supplies Expense 450
    Insurance Expense 800
    Telephone Expense 1,200
    Travel Expense 3,400
    Salaries Expense 19,500
    112,220 112,220





    Other Data:

    a) The useful life of the office equipment was estimated at five years.
    b) Fees of Rs.8, 400 were earned during the month from services performed for clients who had paid in advance.
    c) Salaries earned by employees during the month but not yet recorded or paid amounted to Rs.1, 665.
    d) On March 1, the business moved into a new office and paid the first three months’ rent in advance.
    e) Investigative services rendered during the month but not yet collected or billed to clients amounted to Rs.3, 900.
    f) Office supplies on hand March 31 amounted to Rs.700. Mark: 1
    g) On January 1, Rs.2400 was paid as the premium for six months; liability insurance.

    Instructions:
    Prepare the adjusting entries required at March 31. (Use the straight-Line method for depreciation)

    Determine the amount of net income to be reported in the company’s income statement for the quarter ended March 31, 2001.

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