Listed below are several transactions that took place during the second and third years of operations for the RPG Company.

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Listed below are several transactions that took place during the second and third years of operations for the RPG Company.
 

  Year 2 Year 3
Amounts billed to customers for services rendered $ 360,000   $ 460,000  
Cash collected from credit customers   270,000     410,000  
Cash disbursements:            
Payment of rent   81,000     0  
Salaries paid to employees for services rendered during the year   141,000     161,000  
Utilities   31,000     41,000  
Advertising   15,500     36,000  
 

 
In addition, you learn that the company incurred advertising costs of $26,000 in year 2, owed the advertising agency $5,100 at the end of year 1, and there were no liabilities at the end of year 3. Also, there were no anticipated bad debts on receivables, and the rent payment was for a two-year period, year 2 and year 3.
 
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1. Calculate accrual net income for both years.
2. Determine the amount due the advertising agency that would be shown as a liability on RPG’s balance sheet at the end of year 2.

 

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Calculate accrual net income for both years.

 
 
 
 
  Year 2 Year 3
Revenues    
Expenses:    
Rent    
Salaries    
Utilities    
Advertising    
Net income    

Determine the amount due the advertising agency that would be shown as a liability on RPG’s balance sheet at the end of year 2.

 
 
 
 
Advertising liability at end of Year 2  
 
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