Question

White Laundry Company purchased $6,500 of supplies on June 2 and recorded the purchase as an asset. On June 30, an inventory of the supplies indicated only $3,000 on hand. It is the company’s first period of operations. The adjusting entry that should be made by the company on June 30 is:________.
1. debit supplies expense, $3,000; credit supplies, $3,000.
2. debit supplies, $3,000; credit supplies expense, $3,000.
3. debit supplies, $3,500; credit supplies expense, $3,500.
4. debit supplies expense, $3,500; credit supplies, $3,500.

Answer 1

Answer: The correct answer is 4. debit supplies expense, $3,500; credit supplies, $3,500.

Explanation: Since at the end of June, the inventory of the supply indicated $3,000 on hand, it implies that $3,500 had already been expensed (utilized) by White Laundry Company. This has to be taken out to operating expenses, in terms of passing the accounting journals, from the asset (inventory) where the total amount of $6,500 was posted.