Question 7 Comparative financial statement data for Cullumber Company and Crane Company, two competitors, appear below. All balance sheet data are as of December 31, 2017. Cullumber Crane Company Company 2017 2017 Net sales $2,700,000 $930,000 Cost of goods sold 1,762,500 510,000 Operating expenses 424,500 147,000 Interest expense 13,500 5,700 Income tax expense 127,500 54,000 Current assets 411,100 194,636 Plant assets (net) 798,000 209,592 Current liabilities 99,488 50,574 Long-term liabilities 162,750 61,026 Net cash provided by operating activities 207,000 54,000 Capital expenditures 135,000 30,000 Dividends paid on common stock 54,000 22,500 Weighted-average number of shares outstanding 80,000 50,000
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.
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Comparative financial statement data for Cullumber Company and Crane Company, two competitors, appear below. All balance sheet data are as of December 31,
2017.
Cullumber
Crane
Company
Company
2017
2017
Net sales
$2,700,000
$930,000
Cost of goods sold
1,762,500
510,000
Operating expenses
424,500
147,000
Interest expense
13,500
5,700
Income tax expense
127,500
54,000
Current assets
411,100
194,636
Plant assets (net)
798,000
209,592
Current liabilities
99,488
50,574
Long-term liabilities
162,750
61,026
Net cash provided by operating activities
207,000
54,000
Capital expenditures
135,000
30,000
Dividends paid on common stock
54,000
22,500
Weighted-average number of shares outstanding
80,000
50,000](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F5424c71d-7d39-4ecf-8128-6567b918dfe3%2F0649641c-d2c0-4236-9bb6-e995c12151bb%2Frg39jp.png&w=3840&q=75)
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