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Chapter 5: Q2E (page 240)

Question: E5-2 (L02,3) (Classification of Balance Sheet Accounts) Presented below are the captions of Faulk Company’s balance sheet.

(a) Current assets

(f) Current liabilities

(b) Investments

(g) Noncurrent liabilities

(c) Property, plant, and equipment

(h) Capital stock

(d) Intangible assets

(i) Additional paid-in capital

(e) Other assets

(j) Retained earnings

Instructions

Indicate by letter where each of the following items would be classified.

1. Preferred stock

11. Cash surrender value of life insurance

2. Goodwill

12. Note payable

3. Salaries and wages payable

13. Supplies

4. Account payable

14. Common stock

5. Building

15. Land

6. Equity investment (trading)

16. Bond sinking fund

7. Current maturity of long-term debt

17. Inventory

8. Premium on bond payable

18. Prepaid insurance

9. Allowance for doubtful accounts

19. Bond payable

10. Accounts receivable

20. Income tax payable

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Answer

The classified balance sheet reports all the assets and liabilities based on their liquidity.

Step by step solution

01

Definition of intangible assets

The business entity’s resources that do not have a physical existence but benefit the business entity are known as intangible assets. They include goodwill and patent.

02

Classification of line items

Line item

Classification

1. Preferred stock

(h) Capital stock

2. Goodwill

(d) Intangible assets

3. Salaries and wages payable

(f) Current liabilities

4. Account payable

(f) Current liabilities

5. Building

(c) Property, plant, and equipment

6. Equity Investment (trading)

(a) Current assets

7. Current maturity of long-term debt

(f) Current liabilities

8. Premium on bond payable

(g) Noncurrent liabilities

9. Allowance for doubtful accounts

(a) Current assets

10. Accounts receivable

(a) Current assets

11. Cash surrender value of life insurance

(e) Other assets

12. Note payable (due next year)

(f) Current liabilities

13. Supplies

(a) Current assets

14. Common stock

(h) Capital stock

15. Land

(c) Property, plant, and equipment

16. Bond sinking fund

(e) Other assets

17. Inventory

(a) Current assets

18. Prepaid insurance

(a) Current assets

19. Bond payable

(g) Noncurrent liabilities

20. Income tax payable

(f) Current liabilities

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(Reporting the Financial Effects of Varied Transactions) In an examination of Arenes Corporation as of 31 Dec, 2017, you have learned that the following situations exist. No entries have been made in the accounting records for these items.

1. The corporation erected its present factory building in 2001. Depreciation was calculated by the straight-line method, using an estimated life of 35 years. Early in 2017, the board of directors conducted a careful survey and estimated that the factory building had a remaining useful life of 25 years as of 1 Jan, 2017.

2. An additional assessment of 2016 income taxes was levied and paid in 2017.

3. When calculating the accrual for officers’ salaries at 31 Dec, 2017, it was discovered that the accrual for officers’ salaries for 31 Dec, 2016, had been overstated.

4. On 15 Dec, 2017, Arenes Corporation declared a cash dividend on its common stock outstanding, payable 1 Feb, 2018, to the common stockholders of record 31 Dec, 2017.

Instructions

Describe fully how each of the items above should be reported in the financial statements of Arenes Corporation for the year 2017.

P5-4 (L03) GROUPWORK (Preparation of a Corrected Balance Sheet) The balance sheet of Kishwaukee Corporation as of December 31, 2017, is as follows.

KISHWAUKEE CORPORATION

Balance Sheet

December 31, 2017

Assets

Goodwill (Note 2)

\(120,000

Building (Note 1)

1,640,000

Inventory

312,100

Land

950,000

Accounts receivable

170,000

Treasury Stock (50,000 shares)

87,000

Cash on hand

175,900

Assets allocated to trustee for plant expansion

Cash in bank

70,000

Debt investment (held to maturity)

138,000

\)3,663,000

Equities

Note payable (Note 3)

\(600,000

Common stock authorized and issue, 1,000,000 shares no par

1,150,000

Retained earnings

103,000

Non-controlling Interest

55,000

Appreciation capital (Note 1)

570,000

Income tax payable

75,000

Reserve for depreciation recorded to the date of building

410,000

\)3,663,000

Note 1: Buildings are stated at cost, except for one building that was recorded at appraised value. The excess of appraisal value over cost was \(570,000. Depreciation has been recorded based on cost.

Note 2: Goodwill in the amount of \)120,000 was recognized because the company believed that book value was not an accurate representation of the fair value of the company. The gain of \(120,000 was credited to Retained Earnings.

Note 3: Notes payable are long-term except for the current installment due of \)100,000.

Instructions

Prepare a corrected classified balance sheet in good form. The notes above are for information only

Hawthorn Corporation’s adjusted trial balance contained the following accounts at December 31, 2017: Retained Earnings \(120,000, Common Stock \)750,000, Bonds Payable \(100,000, Paid-in Capital in Excess of Par—Common Stock \)200,000, Goodwill \(55,000, Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss \)150,000, and Noncontrolling Interest $35,000. Prepare the stockholders’ equity section of the balance sheet.

P5-5 (L03) GROUPWORK (Balance Sheet Adjustment and Preparation) Presented below is the balance sheet of Sargent Corporation for the current year, 2017.

SARGENT CORPORATION

Balance Sheet

December 31, 2017

Current assets

\(485,000

Current liabilities

\)380,000

Investment

640,000

Long-term liabilities

1,000,000

Property, Plant, and Equipment

1,720,000

Stockholder’s equity

1,770,000

Intangible assets

305,000

\(3,150,000

\)3,150,000

The following information is presented.

1. The current assets section includes cash \(150,000, accounts receivable \)170,000 less \(10,000 for allowance for doubtful accounts, inventories \)180,000, and unearned rent revenue \(5,000. Inventory is stated on the lower-of-FIFO-cost-or-net realizable value.

2. The investments section includes the cash surrender value of a life insurance contract \)40,000; investments in common stock, short-term \(80,000 and long-term \)270,000; and bond sinking fund \(250,000. The cost and fair value of investments in common stock are the same.

3. Property, plant, and equipment includes buildings \)1,040,000 less accumulated depreciation \(360,000, equipment \)450,000 less accumulated depreciation \(180,000, land \)500,000, and land held for future use \(270,000.

4. Intangible assets include a franchise \)165,000, goodwill \(100,000, and discount on bonds payable \)40,000.

5. Current liabilities include accounts payable \(140,000, notes payable—short-term \)80,000 and long-term \(120,000, and income taxes payable \)40,000.

6. Long-term liabilities are composed solely of 7% bonds payable due 2025.

7. Stockholders’ equity has preferred stock, no par value, authorized 200,000 shares, issued 70,000 shares for \(450,000; and common stock, \)1.00 par value, authorized 400,000 shares, issued 100,000 shares at an average price of \(10. In addition, the corporation has retained earnings of \)320,000.

Instructions

Prepare a balance sheet in good form, adjusting the amounts in each balance sheet classification as affected by the information given above.

What is meant by solvency? What information in the balance sheet can be used to assess a company’s solvency?
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