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Chapter 5: Q20Q. (page 238)

The creditors of Chester Company agree to accept promissory notes for the amount of its indebtedness with a proviso that two-thirds of the annual profits must be applied to their liquidation. How should these notes be reported on the balance sheet of the issuing company? Give a reason for your answer

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Promissory notes must bereflected in the balance sheet as a long-term liability.

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01

Definition of Creditors

All the individuals or companies from which the business entity has borrowed money or purchased inventory are creditors. These are reported as liabilities of the business entity.

02

Reporting Promissory Notes

The business entity must report the promissory note as long-term liabilities in the company’s balance sheet. The balance sheet must also include the term related to a promissory note. At the end of each year after calculation of the profit. The business entity must transfer the promissory note balance from long-term liability to current liability, equal to two-thirds of profit generated. Such transfer must be followed until the business entity fully liquidates its promissory note.

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Most popular questions from this chapter

Grant Wood Corporation’s balance sheet at the end of 2016 included the following items.

Current assets (\(Cash 82,000)

\)235,000

Current liabilities

\(150,000

Land

30,000

Bond payable

100,000

Building

120,000

Common stock

180,000

Equipment

90,000

Retained earnings

44,000

Accumulated depreciation – Building

(30,000)

Accumulated depreciation – Equipment

(11,000)

Patents

40,000

Total

\)474,000

Total

\(474,000

The following information is available for 2017.

1. Net income was \)55,000.

2. Equipment (cost \(20,000 and accumulated depreciation \)8,000) was sold for \(10,000.

3. Depreciation expense was \)4,000 on the building and \(9,000 on equipment.

4. Patent amortization was \)2,500.

5. Current assets other than cash increased by \(29,000. Current liabilities increased by \)13,000.

6. An addition to the building was completed at a cost of \(27,000.

7. A long-term investment in stock was purchased for \)16,000.

8. Bonds payable of \(50,000 were issued.

9. Cash dividends of \)30,000 were declared and paid.

10. Treasury stock was purchased at a cost of $11,000.

Instructions

(Show only totals for current assets and current liabilities.)

(a) Prepare a statement of cash flows for 2017.

(b) Prepare a balance sheet at December 31, 2017.

The bookkeeper for Geronimo Company has prepared the following balance sheet as of July 31, 2017.

GERONIMO COMPANY

Balance Sheet

As of July 31, 2017

Cash

\(69,000

Notes and accounts payable

\)44,000

Account receivable (net)

40,500

Long-term liabilities

75,000

Inventory

60,000

Stockholder’s equity

155,500

Equipment (net)

84,000

Patents

21,000

\(274,500

\)274,500

The following additional information is provided.

1. Cash includes \(1,200 in a petty cash fund and \)15,000 in a bond sinking fund.

2. The net accounts receivable balance is comprised of the following two items: (a) accounts receivable \(44,000 and (b) allowance for doubtful accounts \)3,500.

3. Inventory costing \(5,300 was shipped out on consignment on July 31, 2017. The ending inventory balance does not include the consigned goods. Receivables in the amount of \)5,300 were recognized on these consigned goods.

4. Equipment had a cost of \(112,000 and an accumulated depreciation balance of \)28,000.

5. Income taxes payable of $6,000 were accrued on July 31. Geronimo Company, however, had set up a cash fund to meet this obligation. This cash fund was not included in the cash balance but was offset against the income taxes payable amount.

Instructions

Prepare a corrected classified balance sheet as of July 31, 2017, from the available information, adjusting the account balances using the additional information.

(Presentation of Property, Plant, and Equipment) Carol Keene, corporate comptroller for Dumaine Industries, is trying to decide how to present “Property, plant, and equipment” in the balance sheet. She realizes that the statement of cash flows will show that the company made a significant investment in purchasing new equipment this year, but overall she knows the company’s plant assets are rather old. She feels that she can disclose one figure titled “Property, plant, and equipment, net of depreciation,” and the result will be a low figure. However, it will not disclose the age of the assets. If she chooses to show the cost less accumulated depreciation, the age of the assets will be apparent. She proposes the following.

Particular

Amount \(

Property, Plant, and Equipment (net of depreciation)

\)10,000,000

Rather than

Particular

Amount \(

Property, Plant, and Equipment

\)50,000,000

Less: Accumulated depreciation

(40,000,000)

Net book value

$10,000,000

Instructions

Answer the following questions.

(a) What are the ethical issues involved?

(b) What should Keene do?

What is working capital? How does working capital relate to the operating cycle?

3. Companies that use IFRS:

(a) may report all their assets on the statement of financial position at fair value.

(b) are not allowed to net assets (assets − liabilities) on their statement of financial positions.

(c) may report non-current assets before current assets on the statement of financial position.

(d) do not have any guidelines as to what should be reported on the statement of financial position.
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