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Gomez Company had the following transactions in the last two months of its year ended December 31. November 1 Paid $1,800 cash for future advertising. November 1 Paid $2,460 cash for 12 months of insurance through October 31 of the next year. November 30 Received $3,600 cash for future services to be provided to a customer. December 1 Paid $3,000 cash for consulting to be received over the next three months. December 15 Received $7,950 cash for future services to be provided to a customer. December 31 Of the advertising paid for on November 1, $1,200 worth is not yet used. December 31 A portion of the insurance paid for on November 1 has expired. No adjustment was made in November. December 31 Services worth $1,500 are not yet provided to the customer who paid on November 30. December 31 One-third of the consulting paid for on December 1 has been received. December 31 The company has performed $3,300 of services that the customer paid for on December 15. Required: 1. Prepare entries for these transactions under the method that initially records prepaid expenses as assets and records unearned revenues as liabilities. Also prepare adjusting entries at the end of the year. 2. Prepare entries for these transactions under the method that initially records prepaid expenses as expenses and records unearned revenues as revenues. Also prepare adjusting entries at the end of the year.

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1. Journal Entries by recording prepaid expenses as assets and unearned revenues as liabilities are:

a) Journal Entries:

Nov. 1 Debit Prepaid Advertising $1,800

Credit Cash $1,800

Nov. 1 Debit Prepaid Insurance $2,460

Credit Cash $2,460

Nov. 30 Debit Cash $3,600

Credit Unearned Service Revenue $3,600

Dec. 1 Debit Prepaid Consulting Fees $3,000

Credit Cash $3,000

Dec. 15 Debit Cash $7,950

Credit Unearned Service Revenue $7,950

b) Adjusting Journal Entries:

Dec. 31 Debit Advertising Expense $600

Credit Prepaid Advertising $600

Dec. 31 Debit Insurance Expense $410

Credit Prepaid Insurance $410

Dec. 31 Debit Unearned Service Revenue $2,100

Credit Service Revenue $2,100

Dec. 31 Debit Consulting Fees Expense $1,000

Credit Prepaid Consulting Fees $1,000

Dec. 31 Debit Unearned Service Revenue $3,300

Credit Service Revenue $3,300

2. Journal Entries by recording prepaid expenses as expenses and unearned revenues as revenues are:

a) Journal Entries:

Nov. 1 Debit Advertising Expenses $1,800

Credit Cash $1,800

Nov. 1 Debit Insurance Expenses $2,460

Credit Cash $2,460

Nov. 30 Debit Cash $3,600

Credit Service Revenue $3,600

Dec. 1 Debit Consulting Fees Expenses $3,000

Credit Cash $3,000

Dec. 15 Debit Cash $7,950

Credit Service Revenue $7,950

b) Adjusting Journal Entries:

Dec. 31 Debit Prepaid Advertising $1,200

Credit Advertising Expenses $1,200

Dec. 31 Debit Prepaid Insurance $2,050

Credit Insurance Expenses $2,050

Dec. 31 Debit Service Revenue $1,500

Credit Unearned Service Revenue $1,500

Dec. 31 Debit Prepaid Consulting Fees  $2,000

Credit Consulting Fees Expenses $2,000

Dec. 31 Debit Service Revenue $4,650

Credit Unearned Service Revenue $4,650

Data Analysis:

Normal method of recording prepayments and advance receipts:

Nov. 1 Prepaid Advertising $1,800 Cash $1,800

Nov. 1 Prepaid Insurance $2,460 Cash $2,460

Nov. 30 Cash $3,600 Unearned Service Revenue $3,600

Dec. 1 Prepaid Consulting Fees $3,000 Cash $3,000

Dec. 15 Cash $7,950 Unearned Service Revenue $7,950

Dec. 31 Advertising Expense $600 Prepaid Advertising $600 ($1,800 - $1,200)

Dec. 31 Insurance Expense $410 Prepaid Insurance $410 ($2,460 x 2/12)

Dec. 31 Unearned Service Revenue $2,100 Service Revenue $2,100

Dec. 31 Consulting Fees Expense $1,000 Prepaid Consulting Fees $1,000 ($3,000/3)

Dec. 31 Unearned Service Revenue $3,300 Service Revenue $3,300

Second method:

Nov. 1 Advertising Expenses $1,800 Cash $1,800

Nov. 1 Insurance Expenses $2,460 Cash $2,460

Nov. 30 Cash $3,600 Service Revenue $3,600

Dec. 1 Consulting Fees Expenses $3,000 Cash $3,000

Dec. 15 Cash $7,950 Service Revenue $7,950

Dec. 31 Prepaid Advertising $1,200 Advertising Expenses $1,200 ($1,800 - $600)

Dec. 31 Prepaid Insurance Expense $2,050 Insurance $2,050 ($2,460 x 10/12)

Dec. 31 Service Revenue $1,500 Unearned Service Revenue $1,500

Dec. 31 Prepaid Consulting Fees $2,000 Consulting Fees Expenses $2,000 ($3,000 x 2/3)

Dec. 31 Service Revenue $4,650 Unearned Service Revenue $4,650

Thus, prepayments have been recorded as either assets or expenses while unearned revenues have been recorded as either liabilities or revenues in the journals above.

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