Question: St . Thomas Yacht Services, Inc. completed its first month of operations and wishes to adjust the accounting records to ensure revenues and expenses are

St. Thomas Yacht Services, Inc. completed its first month of operations and wishes to adjust the accounting records to ensure revenues and expenses are recorded properly.
On December 31, the following adjustments must be made:
The furniture, which has no salvage value and a 5 year useful life, was depreciated using straight-line depreciation of $183 per month.
A physical count shows only $1,200 of supplies remains in the storage closet but accounting records show an unadjusted supplies amount of $1500.
One month of the $24001-year insurance policy has been used.
Complete Step 5 of the Accounting Cycle: Prepare adjusting entries (hint: use the Account List - click to pop open to help you with your journal entries).
\table[[Cash,Asset,Any money received or paid by the company],[Accounts Receivable,Asset,Work performed for customers but will receive payment later],[Office Supplies,Asset,Supplies to be used by the business in the future],[Prepaid Rent,Asset,Rent paid in advance of using],[Prepaid Insurance,Asset,Insurance paid in advance of using],[Furniture,Asset,Cost of furniture to be used in the business],[Accumulated Depreciation - Furniture,Asset,Depreciation that has been recorded over time],[Office Equipment,Asset,Cost of equipment to be used in the business],[Accounts Payable,Liability,purchases we have not paid for but will pay later],[Unearned Revenue,Liability,payment received from customers in advance of performing work],[Notes Payable,Liability,loans received from signing a promissory note],[Common Stock,Equity,Owner investment in company],[Dividends,Equity,Earnings of the company given back to the owners],[Retained Earnings,Equity,Earnings of the company kept over time],[Service Revenue,Revenue,Value of work performed],[Rent Expense,Expense,Cost of rent we have used],[Depreciation Expense - Furniture,Expense,Cost of depreciation expense for the current year],[Insurance Expense,Expense,Insurance amount that has been used or expired],[Utilities Expense,Expense,Cost of water, power, heating, etc. incurred by the company],[Supplies Expense,Expense,Supplies that have been used by the company],[Wages Expense,Expense,Cost of employee hourly payroll]]
 St. Thomas Yacht Services, Inc. completed its first month of operations

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