Determine the amounts to be reported in the company

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Part I: Choose the best answer for the following Questions

1. Which of the following does not describe accounting?
a. Language of business.
b. Is an end rather than a means to an end.
c. Useful for decision making.
d. Used by business, government, nonprofit organizations,and individuals.

2. To understand and use accounting information in makingeconomic decisions, youmust understand:
a. The nature of economic activities that accounting informationdescribes.
b. The assumptions and measurement techniques involved
in developing accounting information.
c. Which information is relevant for a particular type of
decision that is being made.
d. All of the above.

3. Purposes of an accounting system include all of the followingexcept:
a. Interpret and record the effects of business transactions.
b. Classify the effects of transactions to facilitate the preparationof reports.
c. Summarize and communicate information to decisionmakers.
d. Dictate the specific types of business transactions thatthe enterprise may engage in.

4. External users of financial accounting information includeall of the following except:
a. Investors. c. Line managers.
b. Labor unions. d. General public.

5. Objectives of financial reporting to external investors andcreditors include preparing information about all of the followingexcept:
a. Information used to determine which products toproduce.
b. Information about economic resources, claims to thoseresources, and changes in both resources and claims.
c. Information that is useful in assessing the amount, timing,and uncertainty of future cash flows.
d. Information that is useful in making investment andcredit decisions.

6. Financial accounting information is characterized by all ofthe following except:
a. It is historical in nature.
b. It sometimes results from inexact and approximatemeasures.
c. It is factual, so it does not require judgment to prepare.
d. It is enhanced by management's explanation.

7. Which of the following financial statements is generally prepared first?
a. Income statement.
b. Balance sheet.
c. Statement of retained earnings.
d. Statement of cash flows.

8. Which of the following accounts would never be reportedin the income statement as an expense?
a. Depreciation expense.
b. Income taxes expense.
c. Interest expense.
d. Dividends expense.

9. Which of the following accounts would never appear in theafter-closing trial balance? (More than one answer may becorrect.)
a. Unearned revenue.
b. Dividends.
c. Accumulated depreciation.
d. Income taxes expense.

10.Which of the following journal entries is required to closethe Income Summary account of a profitable company?
a. Debit Income Summary, credit Retained Earnings.
b. Credit Income Summary, debit Retained Earnings.
c. Debit Income Summary, credit Capital Stock.
d. Credit Income Summary, debit Capital Stock.
6. Indicate those items for which generally accepted accounting

11. Waterworld BoatShop purchased a truck for $12,000,making a down paymentof $5,000 cash and signing a$7,000 note payable due in 60 days. As a result of this
transaction:
a. Total assets increased by $12,000.
b. Total liabilities increased by $7,000.
c. From the viewpoint of a short-term creditor, this transactionmakes the business more liquid.
d. This transaction had no immediate effect on the owners'equity in the business.

12. A transaction caused a $15,000 decrease in both total assetsand total liabilities. This transaction could have been:
a. Purchase of a delivery truck for $15,000 cash.
b. An asset with a cost of $15,000 destroyed by fi re.
c. Repayment of a $15,000 bank loan.
d. Collection of a $15,000 account receivable.
12. Which of the following is (are) correct about a company's
balance sheet?
a. Displays sources and uses of cash for the period.
b. Is an expansion of the basic accounting equation:
Assets _ Liabilities _ Owners ' Equity.
c. Is sometimes referred to as a statement of financialposition.
d. It is unnecessary if both an income statement and statementof cash flows are available

13. Which of the following would you expect to find in acorrectly prepared income statement?
a. Cash balance at the end of the period.
b. Revenues earned during the period.
c. Contributions by the owner during the period.
d. Expenses incurred during the period to earn revenues.

Part I: Discussion Questions
1. Differentiate between Management and Financial Accounting
2. Discuss the qualitative characteristics of accounting information, and give instances of them.
3. The usefulness of financial information is enhanced if it is comparable, verifiable, timely and understandable. Define these terms
4. Accounting is sometimes described as the language of business. What is meant by this description?
5. Discuss the definitions, write the normal balances of the following Elements and give at least 3 examples of each.
a. Assets
b. Liabilities
c. Equity
d. Income and Expense
6. What is Economic/Business Entity assumption, is about?
7. Asset = Liability + Capital (Owner's Equity) list points this formula indicates.

8. Increases in Owners' Equity The owners' equity in a business comes from two primary sources:
a................................
b.................................
and
Decreases in Owners' Equity Decreases in owners' equity also are causedin two ways:

9. Can a business transaction cause one asset to increase withoutaffecting any other asset, liability, or owners' equity?
Give an example of business transactions that would:
a. Cause one asset to increase and another asset to decrease,with no effect on either liabilities or owners' equity.
b. Cause both total assets and liabilities to increase with noeffect on owners' equity.
10. Green Company purchased a piece of machinery on credit for $10,000. Briefly state the way thistransaction affects thecompany's basic accounting equation.
11. Foster, Inc., purchased a truck by paying $5,000 and borrowing the remaining $25,000 required tocomplete the transaction. Briefly state how this transaction affects the company's basic accountingequation.

Part II: Solve the following Problems

1. E & M company has the following information during 2020:
Total assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. $300,000
Total liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..80,000
What is the Owner's Equity of the company?

2. ENANA Company's transactions during January were as follows:
Jan. 20 Michael McBryan started the business by depositing $80,000received fromthe sale of capital stock in a company bank account
Jan. 21 Purchased land for $52,000, paying cash.
Jan. 22 Purchased a building for $36,000, paying $6,000 in cash and issuing a notepayable for the remaining $30,000.
Jan. 23 Purchased tools and equipment on account, $13,800.

Jan. 24 Sold some of the tools at a price equal to their cost, $1,800, collectible within45 days.
Jan. 26 Received $600 in partial collection of the account receivable from the sale oftools.
Jan. 27 Paid $6,800 in partial payment of an account payable.
Jan. 31 Received $2,200 of sales revenue in cash.
Jan. 31 Paid $1,400 of operating expenses in cash-$200 for utilities and $1,200 forwages.

Required:
i. Analyze transactions and record in a journal
ii. Post transactions in to Ledger
iii. Prepare trial balance
iv. Close the temporary accounts
v. Prepare post-closing trial balance
vi. Prepare income statement
vii. Prepare balance sheet

3. White Company's assets total $780,000 and its owners' equity consists of capital stock of $500,000and retained earnings of $150,000. Does White Company have any outstanding liabilities and, ifso, what is the total amount of its liabilities?
4. Wiley Company had total revenues of $300,000 for a recent month. During the month the companyincurred operating expenses of $205,000 and purchased land for $45,000. Compute the amount ofWiley's net income for the month.

5. Xavier Company had the following transactions during the current year:
• Earned revenues of $100,000 and incurred expenses of $56,000, all in cash.
• Purchased a truck for $20,000.
• Sold land for $10,000.
• Borrowed $15,000 from a local bank.
What was the total change in cash during the year?

6. number of business transactions carried out by Smalling Manufacturing Company are as follows:
a. Borrowed money from a bank.
b. Sold land for cash at a price equal to its cost.
c. Paid a liability.
d. Returned for credit some of the office equipment previously purchased on credit but not yetpaid for. (Treat this the opposite of a transaction in which you purchased office equipment oncredit.)
e. Sold land for cash at a price in excess of cost. (Hint: The difference between cost and salesprice represents a gain that will be in the company's income statement.)
f. Purchased a computer on credit.
g. The owner invested cash in the business.
h. Purchased office equipment for cash.
i. Collected an account receivable.
Required:
Indicate the effects of each of these transactions on the total amounts of the company's assets,liabilities, and owners' equity. Organize your answer in tabular form, using the following columnheadings and the code letters I for increase, D for decrease, and NE for no effect. The answer for
transaction a is provided as an example:

Transaction Assets _Liabilities _Owners' Equity
(a) I INE

7. Hernandez, Inc., had the following transactions during the month of March 2011. Prepare anincome statement based on thisinformation, being careful to include only those items that shouldappear in that financial statement.
1. Cash received from bank loans was $10,000.
2. Revenues earned and received in cash were $9,500.
3. Dividends of $4,000 were paid to stockholders.
4. Expenses incurred and paid were $5,465.
8. Listed below in random order are the items to be included in the balance sheet of Smokey Mountain
Lodge at December 31, 2011:
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 39,200 Buildings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $450,000
Land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 425,000 Capital Stock . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135,000
Accounts Payable. . . . . . . . . . 54,800 Cash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31,400
Accounts Receivable . . . . . . . 10,600 Furnishings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58,700
Salaries Payable. . . . . . . . . . . 33,500 Snowmobiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,400
Interest Payable . . . . . . . . . . . 12,000 Notes Payable . . . . . . . . . . . . 620,000
Retained Earnings . . . . . . . . . ?
Instruction:
a. Prepare a balance sheet at December 31, 2011. Include a proper heading and organize your balance sheet

9. Goldstar Communications was organized on December 1 of the current year and had the followingaccount balances at December 31, listed in tabular form:

Owners'
Assets _ Liabilities Equity
Office Notes Accounts
Cash +Land + Building + Equipment = Payable + Payable + Capital Stock Bal . $37,000 $95,000 $125,000 $51,250 $80,000 $28,250 $200,000

Early in January, the following transactions were carried out by Goldstar Communications:
1. Sold capital stock to owners for $35,000.
2. Purchased land and a small office building for a total price of $90,000, of which $35,000 wasthe value of the land and $55,000 was the value of the building. Paid $22,500 in cash andsigned a note payable for the remaining $67,500.
3. Bought several computer systems on credit for $9,500 (30-day open account).
4. Obtained a loan from Capital Bank in the amount of $20,000. Signed a note payable.
5. Paid the $28,250 account payable due as of December 31
6. Bought office equipment at a cost of $2,700. Paid cash.
7. Collected $4,000 of accounts receivable.
8. Paid $3,200 of accounts payable.
9. Borrowed $10,000 from a bank. Signed a note payable for that amount.
10. Purchased two trucks for $30,500. Paid $15,000 cash and signed a note payable for the balance.
11. Sold additional stock to investors for $75,000.

Internet Consulting Service Inc.

Unadjusted Trial Balance

December 31, 2011

Cash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 49,100

Consulting fees receivable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23,400

Prepaid office rent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6,300

Prepaid dues and subscriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300

Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .600

Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36,000

Accumulated depreciation: equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 10,200

Notes payable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,000

Income taxes payable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12,000

Unearned consulting fees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,950

Capital stock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30,000

Retained earnings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32,700

Dividends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60,000

Consulting fees earned. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257,180

Salaries expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88,820

Telephone expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2,550

Rent expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  22,000

Income taxes expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51,000

Dues and subscriptions expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 560

Supplies expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,600

Depreciation expense: equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6,600

Miscellaneous expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,200

$353,030$353,030

Instructions
a. List the December 31 balances of assets, liabilities, and owners' equity in tabular form asshown.
b. Record the effects of each of the five transactions
10.In March 2011, Mary Tone organized a corporation to provide package delivery services. The company,called Tone Deliveries, Inc., began operations immediately. Transactions during the month
of March were as follows:
Mar. 2 The corporation issued 40,000 shares of capital stock to Mary Tone in exchangefor $80,000 cash.
Mar. 4 Purchased a truck for $45,000. Made a $15,000 cash down payment andissueda note payable for the remaining balance.
Mar. 5 Paid Sloan Properties $2,500 to rent office space for the month.
Mar. 9 Billed customers $11,300 for services for the first half of March.
Mar. 15 Paid $7,100 in salaries earned by employees during the first half of March.
Mar. 19 Paid Bill's Auto $900 for maintenance and repair services on the company truck.
Mar. 20 Collected $3,800 of the amounts billed to customers on March 9.
Mar. 28 Billed customers $14,400 for services performed during the second half of the month.
Mar. 30 Paid $7,500 in salaries earned by employees during the second half of the month.
Mar. 30 Received an $830 bill from SY Petroleum for fuel purchased in March. The entire amount is due by April 15.

Mar. 30 Declared a $1,200 dividend payable on April 30.

Required:
a. Prepare journal entries (including explanations) for each transaction.
c. Post each transaction to the appropriate ledger accounts
d. Prepare a trial balance dated March 31, 2011.
Adjusting Entries

Part II: Solve the following questions
1. Internet Consulting Service, Inc., adjusts its accounts every month. On the following page is the company's year-end unadjusted trial balance dated December 31, 2011. (Bear in mind that adjusting entries already have been made for the first 11 months of 2011, but have not been made forDecember.
2. Other Data

1. On December 1, the company signed a new rental agreement and paid three months' rent in advance at a rate of $2,100 per month. This advance payment was debited to the Prepaid Office Rent account.

2. . Dues and subscriptions expiring during December amounted to $50.

3. An estimate of supplies on hand was made at December 31; the estimated cost of the unused supplies was $450.

4. The useful life of the equipment has been estimated at five years (60 months) from date of acquisition.

5. Accrued interest on notes payable amounted to $100 at year-end. (Set up accounts for Interest Expense and for Interest Payable.)

6. Consulting services valued at $2,850 were rendered during December to clients who had made payment in advance.

7. It is the custom of the firm to bill clients only when consulting work is completed or, in thecase of prolonged engagements, at monthly intervals. At December 31, consulting servicesvalued at $11,000 had been rendered to clients but not yet billed. No advance payments hadbeen received from these clients.

8. Salaries earned by employees but not paid as of December 31 amount to $1,700.

9. Income taxes expense for the year is estimated at $56,000. Of this amount, $51,000 has beenrecognized as expense in prior months, and $39,000 has been paid to tax authorities. The companyplans to pay the $17,000 remainder of its income tax liability on January 15.

Instructions
a. Prepare the necessary adjusting journal entries on December 31, 2011.
b. Determine the amounts to be reported in the company's year-end adjusted trial balance foreach of the following accounts:
Consulting Fees Earned Dues and Subscriptions Expense
Salaries Expense Depreciation Expense: Equipment
Telephone Expense Miscellaneous Expenses
Rent Expense Interest Expense
Supplies Expense Income Taxes Expense
c. Determine the company's net income for the year ended December 31, 2011.

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