on september 1, best company began a contract to provide services to dilwood company for 6 months, with the total of $10800 payment to be made at the end of the six month period. equal services are provided each motnth. the firm usees the account fees receivable to reflect amounts due but not yet bulled. what propoer adjusting entry would best company make on devcember 31, the end of the accounting period (no previous adjustment has been made)

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Nayeli Fleming

7 January, 02:43

on september 1, best company began a contract to provide services to dilwood company for 6 months, with the total of $10800 payment to be made at the end of the six month period. equal services are provided each motnth. the firm usees the account fees receivable to reflect amounts due but not yet bulled. what propoer adjusting entry would best company make on devcember 31, the end of the accounting period (no previous adjustment has been made)

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Fee Receivable$7,200

To Service Fees Earned $7,200

(Being the service fess earned is recorded)

Explanation:

Th adjusting entry is shown below:

Fee Receivable$7,200

To Service Fees Earned $7,200

(Being the service fess earned is recorded)

For recording this we debited the fees receivable as it increased the assets and credited the services fees earned as it increase the revenues

Since the payment is made for 6 months but we have to recorded for 4 months i. e computed from September 1 to December 31

= $10,800 * 4 months : 6 months

= $7,200