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Real Weight Losers, a Diet Magazine, Collected $480,000 in Subscription

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Real Weight Losers, a diet magazine, collected $480,000 in subscription revenue in May. Each subscriber will receive an issue of the magazine for each of the next 12 months, beginning with the June issue. The company uses the accrual method of accounting. Provide the adjusting entry needed on June 30. Assume the magazine initially records a liability for the subscription revenue.


Definitions:

Price Elasticity

A measure of how much the quantity demanded of a good responds to a change in the price of that good, reflecting consumers' sensitivity to price changes.

Quantity Demanded

The total amount of a good or service that consumers are willing and able to purchase at a given price level in a market.

Percentage Change

A mathematical calculation that indicates the degree of change over time, expressed as a percentage.

Midpoint Method

A technique used to calculate the elasticity of demand or supply between two points by taking the average of the initial and final quantities and prices.

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