The study of accounting is not useful for a business career unless your career objective
is to become an accountant.
Answer:
Hutton Cape Company, which prepares annual financial statements, is preparing
adjusting entries on December 3 Analysis indicates the following:
1> The company is the defendant in an employee discrimination lawsuit involving
$50,000 of damages. Legal counsel believes it is unlikely that the company will have to
pay any damages.
2> Employees are entitled to one day’s vacation for each month worked. The company
employs 50 people who earn $120 per day and 30 who earn $160 per day. All
employees worked the entire year.
3> The company is a defendant in a $500,000 product liability lawsuit. Legal counsel
believes that the company probably will have to pay the amount requested.
4> The company has a defined benefit pension plan in which total pension expense for
December is $50,000. The company funds one half of the expense and records a
liability or the balance due.
Instructions
Prepare any adjusting entries necessary at the end of the year.
Answer: