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CP 3–3
a. There are several indications that adjusting entries were not recorded before
the financial statements were prepared, including:
1. All expenses on the income statement are identified as “paid” items and
not as “expenses.”
b. Likely accounts requiring adjustment include:
1. Accumulated Depreciation—Truck for depreciation expense.
3. Insurance (paid) expense for unexpired insurance.
5. Utilities accrued.
CP 3–4
Note to Instructors: The purpose of this activity is to familiarize students with
behaviors that are common in codes of conduct. In addition, this activity
addresses an actual ethical dilemma for students related to doing their
homework. Consider asking students to look up your school’s Student Code
of Conduct and discuss its implications for the behaviors described in this case.
An excerpt from one such Honor Code is shown below.
Students must share the responsibility for creating and maintaining an atmosphere
of honesty and integrity. Students should be aware that personal experience in
completing assigned work is essential to learning. Permitting others to prepare their