Required Prepare in good form a statement of earnings (income statement) of Hercules Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2019.  Prepare in good form a statement of retained earnings of Hercules Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2019.  Calculate the following for Hercules at December 31, 2019    Current  Assets :____________________________________________________________     Total  Assets:________________________________________________________________       Total  Liabilities::_____________________________________________________________     Total  Shareholders’ equity:___________________________

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The assets and liabilities of Hercules Inc. as of December 31,2019, and revenues and expenses for the year ended on that date follow:

 

Land                                                   $98,000

Property tax expense                       $5,000

Note payable (due 2025)                     95,000

Accounts receivable                         25,000

Accounts payable                                21,000

Advertising expense                          10,000

Rent expense                                         3,000

Building                                            140,000

Cash                                                     10,000

Salary expense                                   85,000

Common shares                                  75,000

Salary payable                                   12,000

Furniture                                              20,000

Service revenue                                200,000

Interest expense                                   4,000

Supplies                                                3,000

 

Beginning retained earnings were $50,000, and dividends totalled $50,000 for the year.

 

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  1. Prepare in good form a statement of earnings (income statement) of Hercules Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2019. 
  2. Prepare in good form a statement of retained earnings of Hercules Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2019. 
    1. Calculate the following for Hercules at December 31, 2019 

     

    Current  Assets :____________________________________________________________

     

     

    Total  Assets:________________________________________________________________

     

     

     

    Total  Liabilities::_____________________________________________________________

     

     

    Total  Shareholders’ equity:___________________________________________________  

    1. Analyze Hercules Inc. by answering these questions:

     

    1. Was Hercules Inc. profitable during 2019? By how  much?______________________________________________________________

     

                  ______________________________________________________________________

     

    1. Who owns more of Hercules Inc.’s assets, the creditors or the shareholders? Why?________________________________________________________________

     

    _____________________________________________________________________

     

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