On March 31, 20Y9, the balances of the accounts appearing in the ledger of Royal Furnishings Company, a furniture store, are as follows: Accounts Receivable $170,000 Inventory $937,700 Accumulated Depreciation-Building 730,050 Notes Payable 279,200 Administrative Expenses 554,650 Office Supplies 19,250 Building 2,466,700 Retained Earnings 1,248,200 Cash 177,950 Salaries Payable 7,900 Common Stock 300,600 Sales 6,281,900 Cost of Goods Sold 3,937,250 Selling Expenses 720,700 Dividends 171,700 Store Supplies 88,200 Interest Expense 10,050
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.
Financial Statements
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.
Multiple-Step Income Statement
On March 31, 20Y9, the balances of the accounts appearing in the ledger of Royal Furnishings Company, a furniture store, are as follows:
![Multiple-Step Income Statement
On March 31, 20Y9, the balances of the accounts appearing in the ledger of Royal Furnishings Company, a furniture store, are as follows:
Accounts Receivable
$170,000
Inventory
$937,700
Accumulated Depreciation-Building
730,050
Notes Payable
279,200
Administrative Expenses
554,650
Office Supplies
19,250
Building
2,466,700
Retained Earnings
1,248,200
Cash
177,950
Salaries Payable
7,900
Common Stock
300,600
Sales
6,281,900
Cost of Goods Sold
3,937,250
Selling Expenses
720,700
Dividends
171,700
Store Supplies
88,200
Interest Expense
10,050](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fd210f98b-1208-4eea-a54e-043fbbd49724%2F4581a1c2-9b1d-45bd-8e46-9878b7ec0861%2F70988js_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
![a. Prepare a multiple-step income statement for the fiscal year ended March 31, 20Y9.
Royal Furnishings Company
Income Statement
For the Year Ended March 31, 20Y9
Gross profit
Expenses:
Total expenses
Other expense:
b. What is a major advantage of the multiple-step income statement over the single-step income statement?](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fd210f98b-1208-4eea-a54e-043fbbd49724%2F4581a1c2-9b1d-45bd-8e46-9878b7ec0861%2F9jj55kv_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
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