State Whether Each Situation Is a Prepaid Expense (PE), Unearned

question 47

Short Answer

State whether each situation is a prepaid expense (PE), unearned revenue (UR), accrued revenue (AR) or an accrued expense (AE).
1. Unrecorded interest on savings bonds is $245.
2. Property taxes that have been incurred but that have not yet been paid or recorded amount to $300.
3. Legal fees of $1,000 were collected in advance. By year end 60 percent were still unearned.
4. Prepaid insurance had a $500 balance prior to adjustment. By year end, 40 percent was still unexpired.

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Definitions:

Output

The quantity of goods or services produced by a business, industry, or economy.

Long Run

Period in which all inputs or factors of production can be varied, and all costs are variable, allowing companies to adjust to changes in market demand or production capabilities.

Average Costs

A calculation that determines the cost of producing one unit of goods by averaging the total production costs.

Returns to Scale

A concept in economics that describes how the increase in inputs affects the level of output of a production process.