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Chapter 5: Q5BE (page 239)

BE5-5 (L03) Crane Corporation has the following accounts included in its December 31, 2017, trial balance: Equity Investments (trading) \(21,000, Goodwill \)150,000, Prepaid Insurance \(12,000, Patents \)220,000, and Franchises $130,000. Prepare the intangible assets section of the balance sheet.

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Total intangible assets of the business entity total $500,000.

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01

Definition of Intangible Assets

The business’s resources that cannot be seen and touched are intangible assets. Even they do not have any physical existence; they provide an inflow of benefits to the business entity.

02

Intangible Asset Section

Particular

Amount $

Goodwill

$150,000

Patent

220,000

Franchises

130,000

Total intangible assets

$500,000

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(L02,3) (Balance Sheet Classifications) Presented below are a number of balance sheet accounts of Deep Blue Something, Inc.

(a) Debt Investments.

(h)Interest Payable.

(b) Treasury Stock.

(i) Deficit.

(c) Common Stock.

(j) Equity Investments(ownership stake of less than 20%).

(d) Dividends Payable.

(k) Income Taxes Payable.

(e) Accumulated Depreciation—Equipment.

(l) Unearned Subscriptionsrevenue.

(f) Construction in Process.

(m) Work in Process.

(g) Petty Cash.

(n) Salaries and WagesPayable.

Instructions For each of the accounts above, indicate the proper balance sheet classification. In the case of borderline items, indicate the additional information that would be required to determine the proper classification.

(Balance Sheet Adjustment and Preparation) The adjusted trial balance of Eastwood Company and other related information for the year 2017 are presented as follows.

EASTWOOD COMPANY

Adjusted Trial Balance

December 31, 2017

Debit

Credit

Cash

\(41,000

Accounts receivables

163,500

Allowance for doubtful account

\)8,700

Prepaid Insurance

5,900

Inventory

208,500

Equity Investment (long-term)

339,000

Land

85,000

Construction in the process (building)

124,000

Patent

36,000

Equipment

400,000

Accumulated depreciation – Equipment

240,000

Discount on bonds payable

20,000

Account payable

148,000

Accrued liabilities

49,200

Notes payable

94,000

Bond payable

200,000

Common stock

500,000

Paid-in-capital in Excess of par – Common stock

45,000

Retained earnings

138,000

Total

\(1,422,900

\)1,422,900

Additional information:

1. The LIFO method of inventory value is used.

2. The cost and fair value of the long-term investments that consist of stocks (with ownership less than 20% of total shares) are the same.

3. The amount of the Construction in Progress account represents the costs expended to date on a building in the process of construction. (The company rents factory space at the present time.) The land on which the building is being constructed costs \(85,000, as shown in the trial balance.

4. The patents were purchased by the company at a cost of \)40,000 and are being amortized on a straight-line basis.

5. Of the discount on bonds payable, \(2,000 will be amortized in 2018.

6. The notes payable represent bank loans that are secured by long-term investments carried at \)120,000. These bank loans are due in 2018.

7. The bonds payable bear interest at 8% payable every December 31, and are due January 1, 2028.

8. 600,000 shares of common stock of a par value of $1 were authorized, of which 500,000 shares were issued and outstanding.

Instructions

Prepare a balance sheet as of December 31, 2017, so that all-important information is fully disclosed.

How does information from the balance sheet help users of the financial statements?

BE5-2 (L03) Koch Corporation’s adjusted trial balance contained the following asset accounts at December 31, 2017: Cash \(7,000, Land \)40,000, Patents \(12,500, Accounts Receivable \)90,000, Prepaid Insurance \(5,200, Inventory \)30,000, Allowance for Doubtful Accounts \(4,000, and Equity Investments (trading) \)11,000. Prepare the current assets section of the balance sheet, listing the accounts in proper sequence.

What are the major limitations of the balance sheet as a source of information?
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