Question

The following unadjusted trial balance contains the accounts and balances of Dylan Delivery Company as of December 31, 2010, its first year of operations.
1. Use the following information about the company's adjustments to complete a 10- column work sheet for Dylan Delivery Company.

a. Unrecorded depreciation on the trucks at the end of the year is $40,000.
b. An additional $1,000 of salaries must be accrued at year-end.
c. The cost of unused office supplies still available at year-end is $2,000.

2. Prepare the year-end closing entries for Dylan Delivery Company, and determine the capital amount to be reported on its year-end balance sheet.


Account Title Debit Credit
Cash $16,000
Accounts receivable 34,000
Office supplies 5,000
Trucks 350,000
Accumulated depreciation—Trucks $80,000
Land 160,000
Accounts payable 124,000
Salaries payable 5,000
S. Dylan Capital 307,000
S. Dylan withdrawals 34,000
Delivery fees earned 263,000
Depreciation expense—Truck 40,000
Salaries expense 110,000
Office supplies expense 15,000
Repairs expense—trucks 15,000
Totals $779,000 $779,000

Answer 1

Answer:

Dylan Delivery Company

1. 10-Column Worksheet (see attachment)

2. Closing Journal Entries at December 31, 2010:

Date  Description                        Debit         Credit  

Depreciation expense - Truck    80,000  

Salaries Expense                         111,000  

Office supplies expense             18,000  

Repairs expense- trucks             15,000

Income Summary                                          224,000

To close expenses to the Income Summary.

Date  Description                        Debit         Credit

Income Summary                      263,000

Delivery fees                                                263,000

To close revenue to the Income Summary.

Date  Description                       Debit         Credit

Net Income                                39,000

Retained Earnings                                        39,000

To close the net income to retained earnings.

2b) Capital to be reported on balance sheet as at December 31, 2010:

S. Dylan Capital                 $307,000

Retained Earnings                39,000

S. Dylan withdrawals           (34,000)

Net Capital                        $312,000

Explanation:

a) A 10-column worksheet is a tool used by accountants to close the temporary accounts, after necessary adjustments, and then extract a balance sheet.  It comprises two columns (debit and credit) for each of the following: Unadjusted Trial Balance, Adjusting Entries, Adjusted Trial Balance, Income Statement, and Balance Sheet.

b) A closing entry is a journal entry that is made at the end of an accounting period to transfer balances from a temporary account to a permanent account.  The four basic steps in the closing process are: Closing the revenue accounts—transferring the credit balances in the revenue accounts to a clearing account called Income Summary. Closing the expense accounts—transferring the debit balances in the expense accounts to a clearing account called Income Summary.  Extracting a balance between the revenue accounts and the expense accounts, called the net income or loss.  Closing the net income or loss to the Retained Earnings.

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