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At the end of May, a company receives a utility bill for $500 associated with operations in May. The company plans to pay the bill on June 10. In May, the adjusting entry is recorded as _______.

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Answer:

Debit: Utilities Expense

Credit: Utilities payable

Explanation:

Answer:

Debit Utilities expense  account with $500

Credit Utilities payable account with $500

Explanation:

Recognition principle of accounting which is the foundation of the accrual basis of accounting states that all revenues must be recognized in the period when they are earned and all expenses too must be recorded when they are uncured.

Based on this, the utility bill of $500 will be recorded as an expenses in May. Since the payment is postponed till June, it becomes a current liability as a payable in May until when cash is paid in June. Therefore, the adjusting entry is recorded as follows:

Debit Utilities expense  account with $500

Credit Utilities payable account with $500