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On 1 September Carlson Ltd borrowed $10,000 from the bank for three months at the annual interest rate of 9%. Principal and interest are payable to the bank on 1 December. If the company prepares monthly financial statements, the adjusting entry that the company should make for interest on 30 September, would be: Question 3 Answer 1. Increase Interest expense by $300 and increase Interest payable by $300 2. Increase Interest expense by $75 and increase Interest payable by $75 3. Increase Interest expense by $225 and increase Interest payable by $225 4. Increase Interest expense by $900 and increase Interest payable by $900

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On 1 September Carlson Ltd borrowed $10,000 from the bank for three months at the annual interest rate of 9%. Principal and interest are payable to the bank on 1 December. If the company prepares monthly financial statements, the adjusting entry that the company should make for interest on 30 September, would be:

Question 3 Answer

  1. Increase Interest expense by 300andincreaseInterestpayableby300 and increase Interest payable by 300

  2. Increase Interest expense by 75andincreaseInterestpayableby75 and increase Interest payable by 75

  3. Increase Interest expense by 225andincreaseInterestpayableby225 and increase Interest payable by 225

  4. Increase Interest expense by 900andincreaseInterestpayableby900 and increase Interest payable by 900

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Solution

The interest for one month would be calculated as follows:

Step 1: Calculate the annual interest: 10,0009/100=10,000 * 9/100 = 900

Step 2: Calculate the monthly interest: 900/12=900 / 12 = 75

So, the adjusting entry that the company should make for interest on 30 September would be to increase Interest expense by 75andincreaseInterestpayableby75 and increase Interest payable by 75. Therefore, the correct answer is option 2.

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