Inc. Balance Sheet March 31 Assets Cash $ 83,000 Accounts receivable Inventory 126,000 69,750 220,000 Plant and equipment, net of depreciation Total assets $ 498,750 Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity Accounts payable Common stock Retained earnings $ 81,000 348,000 69,750 $ 498,750 Total liabilities and stockholders' equity accountants have made the following estimates: Sales for April, May, June, and July will be $310,000, $330,000, $320,000, and $340,000, respectively. All sales are on credit. Each month's credit sales are collected 35% in the month of sale and 65% in the month sale. All of the accounts receivable at March 31 will be collected in April. Each month's ending inventory must equal 30% of next month's cost of goods sold. The cost of goods sold is The company pays for 40% of its merchandise purchases in the month of the purchase and the remaining 60 following the purchase. All of the accounts payable at March 31 are related to previous merchandise purchase paid in April.
Reporting Cash Flows
Reporting of cash flows means a statement of cash flow which is a financial statement. A cash flow statement is prepared by gathering all the data regarding inflows and outflows of a company. The cash flow statement includes cash inflows and outflows from various activities such as operating, financing, and investment. Reporting this statement is important because it is the main financial statement of the company.
Balance Sheet
A balance sheet is an integral part of the set of financial statements of an organization that reports the assets, liabilities, equity (shareholding) capital, other short and long-term debts, along with other related items. A balance sheet is one of the most critical measures of the financial performance and position of the company, and as the name suggests, the statement must balance the assets against the liabilities and equity. The assets are what the company owns, and the liabilities represent what the company owes. Equity represents the amount invested in the business, either by the promoters of the company or by external shareholders. The total assets must match total liabilities plus equity.
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Financial statements are written records of an organization which provide a true and real picture of business activities. It shows the financial position and the operating performance of the company. It is prepared at the end of every financial cycle. It includes three main components that are balance sheet, income statement and cash flow statement.
Owner's Capital
Before we begin to understand what Owner’s capital is and what Equity financing is to an organization, it is important to understand some basic accounting terminologies. A double-entry bookkeeping system Normal account balances are those which are expected to have either a debit balance or a credit balance, depending on the nature of the account. An asset account will have a debit balance as normal balance because an asset is a debit account. Similarly, a liability account will have the normal balance as a credit balance because it is amount owed, representing a credit account. Equity is also said to have a credit balance as its normal balance. However, sometimes the normal balances may be reversed, often due to incorrect journal or posting entries or other accounting/ clerical errors.
![▶Inc. is a retailer. Its accountants are preparing the company's 2nd quarter master budget. The company has
the following balance sheet as of March 31.
Inc.
Balance Sheet
March 31
Assets
Cash
$ 83,000
Accounts receivable
Inventory
126,000
69,750
220,000
Plant and equipment, net of depreciation
Total assets
$ 498,750
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Accounts payable
Common stock
$ 81,000
348,000
69,750
Retained earnings
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
$ 498,750
accountants have made the following estimates:
1. Sales for April, May, June, and July will be $310,000, $330,000, $320,000, and $340,000, respectively.
2. All sales are on credit. Each month's credit sales are collected 35% in the month of sale and 65% in the month following the
sale. All of the accounts receivable at March 31 will be collected in April.
3. Each month's ending inventory must equal 30% of next month's cost of goods sold. The cost of goods sold is 75% of sales.
The company pays for 40% of its merchandise purchases in the month of the purchase and the remaining 60% in the month
following the purchase. All of the accounts payable at March 31 are related to previous merchandise purchases and will be
paid in April.
4. Monthly selling and administrative expenses are always $58,000. Each month $6,000 of this total amount is depreciation
expense and the remaining $52,000 is spent for expenses that are paid in the month they are incurred.
5. The company will not borrow money or pay or declare dividends during the 2nd quarter. The company will not issue any
common stock or repurchase its own stock during the 2nd quarter.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F68e1928e-0b26-44c3-8674-81d02ae0cec4%2Ff1aee7e6-bc0a-432b-95b9-b526c7c10761%2Fkyduex_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
![How much is the company's expected merchandise purchases in the month of June?
Multiple Choice
$237,000
O $244,500
$245,250
$316,500](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F68e1928e-0b26-44c3-8674-81d02ae0cec4%2Ff1aee7e6-bc0a-432b-95b9-b526c7c10761%2Ftoj0de8_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
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