Question: In preparing its Year 1 adjusting entries, the XYZ Company neglected to adjust rental fees received in advance from the amount of rental fees earned during Year 1. Which of the following reflects the result of this error?
A
Year 1 net income is understated, the balance in retained earnings is understated, and liabilities are overstated.
B
Year 1 net income is overrated, the balance in retained earnings is overstated, the liabilities are correctly stated.
C
Year 1 net income is understated, the balance in retained earnings is understated, and liabilities are understated.
Question: The cumulative amount of net income in excess of dividends declared that has been earned by a business since its inception is called ___________________.
Question: Ms. Brown is an attorney who collects a retainer fee from all of her new clients. At the beginning of the year, the Unearned Retainer Fee account had a balance of $24,000. Ms. Brown collected additional retainer fees totaling $94,000 from her clients during the year. Her year-end Balance Sheet reports a $16,000 balance in the Unearned Retainer Fee account. How much of the retainer fees were earned by Ms. Brown during the year?
Question: On December 26 of Year 1, XYZ Company hired three sales associates to begin work immediately on an after-Christmas sale. The associates were paid on January 9 of Year 2. Disregarding amounts, what entry should have been made on December 31 of Year 1?