A business excludes money paid as salaries or wages to employees from operating surplus.
Answer:
d. $132,000
Explanation:
Sigma Corporation holds the stock of Epsilon Corporation and is subsidiary for the Sigma. The dividend declared by of $100,000 is entirely for the sigma whereas Sigma Corporation also holds 20% of the shares of Intergalactic Corporation. The dividend of $40,000 will be calculated in the dividend amount of Sigma but 20% will be deducted.
$100,000 + $40,000 * 80% = $132,000
Answer:
<u>Journal 1</u>
Debit : Prepaid Expense $37,600
Credit : Cash $18,800
Credit : Insurance Expense $18,800
<u>Journal 2</u>
Debit : Dividends $18,000
Credit : Wages $18,000
Explanation:
Journal 1
The first error has to be corrected by debiting the Prepaid Expenses by twice the amount paid to cancel the effect of a credit entry made to that account. Cash is credited to show the correct credit entry that was supposed to be made. Insurance expense is credited to cancel the debit entry made to this account in error.
Journal 2
The error made is called error of principle. This is were the transaction is recorded in the wrong class of accounts. Simply, Debit the Dividends and credit the Wages Account to record and reverse the error out of the Wages Account into the Dividends Account.
Answer and Explanation:
The journal entries are shown below:
On Jan 1, 2014
Unearned compensation Dr. $45,000
To paid in capital in excess of par $35,500
To common stock $9,500
(Being the unearned compensation is recorded)
On Dec 31,2014
Compensation expense Dr. $15,000 ($45,000 ÷ 3 years)
To unearned compensation $15,000
(Being one year compensation became due is recorded)
Answer:
sole proprietorship
Explanation:
A sole proprietorship is a type of business that is owned by one person
Characteristics
1. it is owned by one person
2. the business has unlimited liability
3. the business has limited access to capital
4. the business usually lacks continuity. this type of business usually ceases to exist when the owner dies
5. the business is usually not separated from the owner
