The following independent events for Repertory Theatre Ltd. during the year ended December 31, 2012, may require

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The following independent events for Repertory Theatre Ltd. during the year ended December 31, 2012, may require a journal entry for the dates mentioned below or an adjusting journal entry, or both. The company adjusts its ac- counts annually.

1. Supplies on hand amounted to $1,500 at the beginning of the year. On March 1, additional supplies were purchased for $5,250 cash. At the end of the year, a physical count showed that supplies on hand amounted to $1,500.

2. The theatre owns a truck that was purchased on January 2, 2012, for $120,000. The truck's estimated useful life is four years.

3. On June 1, the theatre borrowed $30,000 from La Caisse Populaire Desjardins at an interest rate of 6%. The principal is to be repaid in one year. The interest is paid at the beginning of each month.

4. The theatre has nine plays each season, which starts in September 2012 and ends in May 2013 (one play per month). Season tickets sell for $225. On August 21, 600 season tickets were sold for the upcoming 2012-2013 season. The theatre credited Unearned Revenue for the full amount received on August 21.

5. Every Monday, the total payroll for the theatre is $9,000 for salaries earned during a six-day workweek (Tuesday- Sunday). This year, December 31 falls on a Monday. Salaries were paid on that day.

6. Repertory Theatre rents its facilities for $600 a month to a local seniors' choir that uses the space for rehearsals. The choir's treasurer was ill during December, and on January 4, 2013, the theatre received a cheque for both the amount owing for the month of December 2012 and the rent for the month of January 2013.

7. Upon reviewing its books on December 31, the theatre noted that a telephone bill for the month of December had not yet been received. A call to Aliant determined that the telephone bill was for $1,125. The bill was paid on January 12.

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(a) Prepare the journal entry to record the original transaction for items 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5.

(b) Prepare the year-end adjusting entry required for items 1 through 7 on December 31, 2012.

(c) Record the subsequent cash transaction in January 2013 for (1) the interest paid on January 1 (item 3), (2) payment of the payroll on January 4 (item 5), (3) receipt of the rent on January 4 (item 6), and (4) payment of the telephone bill on January 12 (item 7).

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