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Chapter 5: Q1BE (page 238)

BE5-1 (L03) Harding Corporation has the following accounts included in its December 31, 2017, trial balance: Accounts Receivable \(110,000, Inventory \)290,000, Allowance for Doubtful Accounts \(8,000, Patents \)72,000, Prepaid Insurance \(9,500, Accounts Payable \)77,000, and Cash $30,000. Prepare the current assets section of the balance sheet, listing the accounts in proper sequence.

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Current assets of the business entity total$431,500.

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Definition of Current Assets

Current assets of the business entity can be defined as the resources that will provide monetary benefits to the business entity within one year. It includes receivables, cash, and inventory.

02

Current asset section

Particular

Amount $

Amount $

Account receivables

$110,000

Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts

(8,000)

$102,000

Inventory

290,000

Prepaid insurance

9,500

Cash

30,000

Total current assets

$431,500

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Most popular questions from this chapter

The current assets and current liabilities sections of the balance sheet of Allessandro Scarlatti Company appear as follows.

ALLESSANDRO SCARLATTI COMPANY

BALANCE SHEET PARTIAL

December 31, 2017

Cash

\(40,000

Account payable

\)61,000

Accounts receivables

\(89,000

Note payable

67,000

Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts

(7,000)

82,000

\)128,000

Inventory

171,000

Prepaid expenses

9,000

\(302,000

The following errors in the corporation’s accounting have been discovered:

1. January 2018 cash disbursements entered as of December 2017 included payments of accounts payable in the amount of \)39,000, on which a cash discount of 2% was taken.

2. The inventory included \(27,000 of merchandise that had been received at December 31 but for which no purchase invoices had been received or entered. Of this amount, \)12,000 had been received on consignment; the remainder was purchased f.o.b. destination, terms 2/10, n/30.

3. Sales for the first four days in January 2018 in the amount of \(30,000 were entered in the sales journal as of December 31, 2017. Of these, \)21,500 were sales on account and the remainder were cash sales.

4. Cash, not including cash sales, collected in January 2018 and entered as of December 31, 2017, totaled \(35,324. Of this amount, \)23,324 was received on account after cash discounts of 2% had been deducted; the remainder represented the proceeds of a bank loan.

Instructions

(a) Restate the current assets and current liabilities sections of the balance sheet in accordance with good accounting practice. (Assume that both accounts receivable and accounts payable are recorded gross.)

(b) State the net effect of your adjustments on Allessandro Scarlatti Company’s retained earnings balance.

Net income for the year for Carrie, Inc. was \(750,000, but the statement of cash flows reports that net cash provided by operating activities was \)860,000. What might account for the difference?

E5-8 (L02) (Current vs. Long-term Liabilities) Frederic Chopin Corporation is preparing its December 31, 2017, balance sheet. The following items may be reported as either a current or long-term liability.

1. On December 15, 2017, Chopin declared a cash dividend of \(2.50 per share to stockholders of record on December 31. The dividend is payable on January 15, 2018. Chopin has issued 1,000,000 shares of common stock, of which 50,000 shares are held in treasury.

2. At December 31, bonds payable of \)100,000,000 are outstanding. The bonds pay 12% interest every September 30 and mature in installments of \(25,000,000 every September 30, beginning September 30, 2018.

3. At December 31, 2016, customer advances were \)12,000,000. During 2017, Chopin collected \(30,000,000 of customer advances; advances of \)25,000,000 should be recognized in income.

Instructions For each item above, indicate the dollar amounts to be reported as a current liability and as a long-term liability if any.

(Preparation of a Classified Balance Sheet) Assume that Denis Savard Inc. has the following accounts at the end of the current year.

1. Common Stock.

2. Discount on Bonds Payable.

3. Treasury Stock (at cost).

4. Notes Payable (short-term).

5. Raw Materials.

6. Preferred Stock Investments (long-term).

7. Unearned Rent Revenue.

8. Work in Process.

9. Copyrights.

10. Buildings.

11. Notes Receivable (short-term).

12. Cash.

13. Salaries and Wages Payable.

14. Accumulated Depreciation—Buildings.

15. Restricted Cash for Plant Expansion.

16. Land Held for Future Plant Site.

17. Allowance for Doubtful Accounts.

18. Retained Earnings.

19. Paid-in Capital over Par—Common Stock.

20. Unearned Subscriptions Revenue.

21. Receivables—Officers (due in one year).

22. Inventory (finished goods).

23. Accounts Receivable.

24. Bonds Payable (due in 4 years).

25. Noncontrolling Interest.

Instructions

Prepare a classified balance sheet in good form. (No monetary amounts are necessary.)

11. Should available-for-sale securities always be reported as a current asset? Explain.
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