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ACC/349 Analysis and Correction of Journal Entries: Impact on Financial Statements

An analysis of journal entries and their impact on financial statements, with a focus on corrections and adjustments.

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    ACC/349 Analysis and Correction of Journal Entries: Impact on Financial Statements Team C ACC/349 BYP 2 - 2 In the course of routine checking of all journal entries prior to preparing yearend reports, Sally Yount discovered several strange entries. She recalled that the president’s son Ken had come in to help out during an especially busy time and that he had recorded some journal entries. She was relieved that there were only a few of his entries, and even more relieved that he had included rather lengthy explanations. The entries Ken made were: 1. Work in Process Inventory 25,000 Cash 25,000 (This is for materials put into process. I don’t find the record that we paid for these, so I’m crediting Cash, because I know we’ll have to pay for them sooner or later.) 2. Manufacturing Overhead 12,000 Cash 12,000 (This is for bonuses paid to salespeople. I know they’re part of overhead, and I can’t find an account called “Non - factory Overhead” or “Other Overhead” so I’m putting it in Manufacturing Overhead. I have the check stubs, so I know we paid these.) 3. Wages Expense 120,000 Cash 120,000 (This is for the factory workers’ wages. I have a note that payroll taxes are $12,000. I still think that’s part of wages expense, and that we’ll have to pay it all in cash sooner or later, so I credited Cash for the wages and the taxes.) 4. Work in Process Inventory 3,000 Raw Materials Inventory 3,000 (This is for the glue used in the factory. I know we used this to make the products, even though we didn’t use very much on any one of the products. I got it out of inventory, so I credited an inventory account.) Instructions (a) How should Ken have recorded each of the four events? Answer: K en should have recorded , each of the four events , as follows: 1.

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