Question: EXERCISE 4.3 Preparing Adjusting Entries to Convert an Asset to an Expense and to Convert a Liability to Revenue The Freemont Flyers, a professional soccer

EXERCISE 4.3

Preparing Adjusting Entries to Convert an Asset to an Expense and to Convert a Liability to Revenue

The Freemont Flyers, a professional soccer team, prepares financial statements on a monthly basis. The soccer season begins in May, but in April the team engaged in the following transactions.

  1. Paid $1,500,000 to the municipal stadium as advance rent for use of the facilities for the 6-month period from May 1 through October 31. This payment was initially recorded as Prepaid Rent.

  2. Collected $6,000,000 cash from the sale of season tickets for the teams home games. The entire amount was initially recorded as Unearned Ticket Revenue. During the month of May, the team played several home games at which $750,000 of the season tickets sold in April were used by fans.

Prepare the two adjusting entries required on May 31.

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