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Chapter 1: Q. 12SE (page 35)

Centerpiece Arrangements has just completed operations for the year ended December 31, 2018. This is the third year of operations for the company. The following data have been assembled for the business: Insurance Expense \( 4,500 Salaries Expense \) 46,000 Service Revenue 70,000 Accounts Payable 17,600 Utilities Expense 1,400 Office Supplies 1,700 Rent Expense 16,000 Dividends 4,800 Common Stock 9,000 Accounts Receivable 8,000 Cash 7,200 Equipment 12,100 Retained Earnings, January 1, 2018 5,100

Preparing the income statement Prepare the income statement of Centerpiece Arrangements for the year ended December 31, 2018.

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Centerpiece Arrangements

Income Statement

Year Ended December 31, 2018

Revenues

Service Revenue

$70,000

Expenses

Insurance Expense

4,500

Utilities Expense

1,400

Rent Expense

16,000

Salaries Expense

46,000

Total Expenses

67,900

Net Income

$2,100

Step by step solution

01

Explanation of net income

Net income is generated when total revenues are higher than the total expenses

02

Calculation of net income

Net income is calculated as follows :

NetIncome=TotalRevenues-TotalExpenses=$70,000-$67,900=$2,100

Thus, net income is $2,100.

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Allen Shonton recently opened his own accounting firm on April 1, which he operates as a corporation. The name of the new entity is Allen Shonton, CPA. Shonton experienced the following events during the organizing phase of the new business and its first month of operations in 2018: Apr. 5 Shonton deposited \(75,000 in a new business bank account titled Allen Shonton, CPA. The business issued common stock to Shonton. 6 Paid \)300 cash for letterhead stationery for new office. 7 Purchased office furniture for the office on account, \(9,500. 10 Consulted with tax client and received \)4,000 for services rendered. 11 Paid utilities, \(190. 12 Finished tax hearings on behalf of a client and submitted a bill for accounting services, \)20,000. 18 Paid office rent, \(750. 25 Received amount due from client that was billed on April 12. 27 Paid full amount of accounts payable created on April 7. 30 Cash dividends of \)3,500 were paid to stockholders. Requirements: Prepare the following financial statements: b. Statement of retained earnings.

Consider the following accounting terms and definitions, and match each term to the definition:

1. Accounting equation

2. Asset

3. Balance sheet

4. Expense

5. Income statement

6. Liability

7. Net income

8. Net loss

9. Revenue

10. Statement of cash flows

11. Statement of retained

earnings

a. An economic resource that is expected to be of benefit

in the future

b. Debts that are owed to creditors

c. Excess of total expenses over total revenues

d. Excess of total revenues over total expenses

e. The basic tool of accounting, stated as

Assets = Liabilities + Equity

f. Decreases in equity that occur in the course of selling

goods or services

g. Increases in equity that occur in the course of selling

goods or services

h. Reports on a business’s cash receipts and cash payments

during a period

i. Reports on an entity’s assets, liabilities, and stockholders’

equity as of a specific date

j. Reports on an entity’s revenues, expenses, and net

income or loss for the period

k. Reports how the company’s retained earnings balance

changed from the beginning to the end of the period

Match the accounting terminology to the definitions. 7. Cost principle a. oversees the creation and governance of accounting standards in the United States 8. GAAP b. requires an organization to be a separate economic unit 9. Faithful representation c. oversees U.S. financial markets 10. SEC d. states that acquired assets and services should be recorded at their actual cost 11. FASB e. creates International Financial Reporting Standards 12. Monetary unit assumption f. the main U.S. accounting rule book 13. Economic entity assumption g. assumes that an entity will remain in operation for the foreseeable future 14. Going concern assumption h. assumes that items on the financial statements are recorded in a monetary unit 15. IASB i. requires information to be complete, neutral, and free from material error

Pretty Pictures works weddings and prom-type parties. The balance of Retained Earnings was \(20,000 at December 31, 2017. At December 31, 2018, the business’s accounting records show these balances: Insurance Expense \) 6,000 Accounts Receivable $ 5,000 Cash 42,000 Notes Payable 10,000 Accounts Payable 13,000 Retained Earnings, Dec. 31, 2018 ? Advertising Expense 4,500 Salaries Expense 30,000 Service Revenue 115,000 Equipment 85,500 Dividends 13,000 Common Stock 28,000 Prepare the following financial statements for Pretty Pictures for the year ended December 31, 2018: a. Income statement. b. Statement of retained earnings. c. Balance sheet

How is net income calculated? Define revenues and expenses.
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