Below is the balance sheet for Glucose Control Company as of Dec. 31, 2019. The company reported an annual net income of $86,000 for the following year, 2020, but did not change its assets or liabilities, unless otherwise noted. Assets   Liabilities and Equity Cash 9,000   Accounts payable 20,000 Marketable securities 2,000   Notes payable 6,000 Accounts receivable 7,000   Current liabilities 26,000 Inventory 38,000   Long-term debt 95,000 Current assets 56,000   Total liabilities 121,000 Machines 34,000   Paid-in capital 20,000 Real estate 80,000   Retained earnings 29,000 Fixed assets 114,000   Equity 49,000 Total assets 170,000   Total liab. & equity 170,000 If the company distributed its entire net income as dividends, what would be the value of total equity on Dec. 31, 2020? If the company distributed half of its net income as dividends and used the rest to invest in new machines, what would be the value of total equity on Dec. 31, 2020? If the company didn't pay any dividends, but used the entire net income to pay back long-term debt, what would be the value of total equity on Dec. 31, 2016? If the company distributed half of its net income as dividends, used the rest to invest in new machines and sold all its marketable securities to pay back some long-term debt, what would be the value of total equity on Dec. 31, 2016?

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Below is the balance sheet for Glucose Control Company as of Dec. 31, 2019. The company reported an annual net income of $86,000 for the following year, 2020, but did not change its assets or liabilities, unless otherwise noted.

Assets   Liabilities and Equity
Cash 9,000   Accounts payable 20,000
Marketable securities 2,000   Notes payable 6,000
Accounts receivable 7,000   Current liabilities 26,000
Inventory 38,000   Long-term debt 95,000
Current assets 56,000   Total liabilities 121,000
Machines 34,000   Paid-in capital 20,000
Real estate 80,000   Retained earnings 29,000
Fixed assets 114,000   Equity 49,000
Total assets 170,000   Total liab. & equity 170,000

If the company distributed its entire net income as dividends, what would be the value of total equity on Dec. 31, 2020?

If the company distributed half of its net income as dividends and used the rest to invest in new machines, what would be the value of total equity on Dec. 31, 2020?

If the company didn't pay any dividends, but used the entire net income to pay back long-term debt, what would be the value of total equity on Dec. 31, 2016?

If the company distributed half of its net income as dividends, used the rest to invest in new machines and sold all its marketable securities to pay back some long-term debt, what would be the value of total equity on Dec. 31, 2016?

 
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