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14 January, 07:43

Murphy Company sublet a portion of its warehouse for five years at an annual rental of $24,000, beginning on May 1, 2010. The tenant, Sheri Charter, paid one year's rent in advance, which Murphy recorded as a credit to Unearned Rental Revenue. Murphy reports on a calendar-year basis.

The adjustment on December 31, 2010 for Murphy should be:

a. No entry

b. Unearned Rent Revenue 8,000

Rent Revenue 8,000

c. Rent Revenue 8,000

Unearned Rent Revenue 8,000

d. Unearned Rent Revenue 16,000

Revenue Revenue 16,000

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  1. 14 January, 11:08
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    d. Unearned Rent Revenue 16,000

    Revenue Revenue 16,000

    Explanation:

    The journal entry to record this given transaction is shown below:

    Unearned rent revenue A/c Dr

    To Rent revenue

    (Being the unearned rent revenue is recorded)

    The computation is given below:

    Since the annual rental is $24,000 that begins from May 1, 2010, but we have to adjust it to December 31, 2010, so it would take 8 months

    So, The unearned rent revenue would be

    = $24,000 * 8 months : 12 months

    = $16,000
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