Reference no: EM132491027
Question - At the beginning of 2018, Better Corp.'s accounting records had the following general ledger accounts and balances:
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BETTER CORP. Accounting Equation
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Event
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Assets
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=
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Liabilities
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+
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Stockholders' Equity
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Accounting Titles for Retained Earnings
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Cash
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Land
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Notes Payable
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Common Stock
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Retained Earnings
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Balance 1/1/2018
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21,000
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31,000
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13,100
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8,100
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30,800
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Better Corp. completed the following transactions during 2018:
1. Purchased land for $10,500 cash.
2. Acquired $36,000 cash from the issue of common stock.
3. Received $75,000 cash for providing services to customers.
4. Paid cash operating expenses of $40,900.
5. Borrowed $21,000 cash from the bank.
6. Paid a $10,500 cash dividend to the stockholders.
7. Determined that the market value of the land purchased in event 1 is $46,000.
Required -
1. Record the transactions in the appropriate general ledger accounts. Record the amounts of revenue, expense, and dividends in the Retained Earnings column. Provide the appropriate titles for these accounts in the last column of the table.
2. As of December 31, 2018, determine the total amount of assets, liabilities, and stockholders' equity and present this information in the form of an accounting equation.
3. What is the amount of total assets, liabilities, and stockholders' equity as of January 1, 2019?