Basic Accounting Problems
 
1. Fill in the missing amounts for the each of the independent cases:

You will find the following relationship helpful:
Retained earnings, Jan 1 + Net Income - Dividends = Retained earnings, Dec 31
 
 
Case A
Case B
Case C
Case D
Revenue $100,000 $200,000 ? ?
Expenses ? ? $50,000 $70,000
Net income 40,000 ? 60,000 ?
Retained earnings, Jan 1 ? 300,000 180,000 120,000
Dividends 50,000 70,000 ? 30,000
Retained earnings, Dec 31 120,000 310,000 ? ?
Current assets ? 60,000 100,000 ?
Noncurrent assets 420,000 ? 580,000 300,000
Total assets 500,000 ? ? 410,000
Current liabilities ? 30,000 ? 20,000
Noncurrent liabilities 270,000 ? 170,000 ?
Total liabilities ? 140,000 ? ?
Paid-in capital ? 520,000 210,000 100,000
Total equity 200,000 ? 410,000 210,000

2. Prepare an Income Statement from the following information:

Use the Cost of Sales equation below to calculate the expense for the cost of the merchandise sold during this period. This expense is directly subtracted from net sales revenue to get gross profit. Other operating expenses will follow like salaries and supplies expenses. Then nonoperating revenue and expenses will be listed (interest revenue and interest expense) to be followed by gains and losses. Income tax expense is listed last before net income is calculated.

Cost of sales =
Merchandise Inventory, Jan 1 + Purchases - Purchases returns - Merchandise Inventory, Dec 31
 
 
 Advertising expense $19,000
Gain on sale of equipment $15,000
Interest expense $8,000
Interest revenue $9,000
Loss on sale of building $7,000
Merchandise inventory, Dec 31 $80,000
Merchandise inventory, Jan 1 $62,000
Miscellaneous operating expenses $10,000
Office salaries expense $20,000
Office supplies expense $4,000
Purchases $455,000
Purchase returns $10,000
Sales revenue $910,000
Sales discounts $20,000
Utilities expense $10,000

NOTE: Assume the company's tax rate is 40%.

3. Prepare a Balance Sheet from the information in the table below. The accumulated depreciation accounts are subtracted from the asset accounts to which they are identified. The total of all the asset accounts must equal the total of the liabilities and equity accounts.
 
 Accounts payable  $45,000
Accounts receivable $40,000
Accumulated depreciation - buildings  $70,000
Accumulated depreciation - equipment $20,000
Bonds payable $200,000
Buildings $210,000
Cash  $20,000
Equipment $100,000
Interest payable  $5,000
Land  $210,000
Merchandise inventory  $60,000
Note payable (3 year)  $25,000
Paid-in capital  $200,000
Patent $20,000
Prepaid insurance $4,000
Retained Earnings $89,000
Salaries payable $10,000

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