Financial Accounting: The Impact on Decision Makers
Financial Accounting: The Impact on Decision Makers
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Author: Gary A. Porter, Curtis L. Norton
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 1, Problem 1.5AP

Income Statement, Statement of Retained Earnings, and Balance Sheet

The following list, in alphabetical order, shows the various items that regularly appear on the financial statements of Sterns Audio Book Rental Corp. The amounts shown for balance sheet items are balances as of December 31, 2016 (with the exception of retained earnings, which is the balance on January 1, 2016), and the amounts shown for income statement items are balances for the year ended December 31, 2016.

Chapter 1, Problem 1.5AP, Income Statement, Statement of Retained Earnings, and Balance Sheet The following list, in

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  1. Prepare an income statement for the year ended December 31, 2016.
  2. Prepare a statement of retained earnings for the year ended December 31, 2016.
  3. Prepare a balance sheet at December 31, 2016.
  4. You have $1,000 to invest. On the basis of the statements you prepared, would you use it to buy stock in this company? Explain. What other information would you want before deciding?

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As per the latest annual report, the following information is made available from the financial statements of ABC Inc. for the year 2019. Sales COGS EBIT EBITDA Interest Expense Net Income Total Debt Total Assets. Particulars Net Fixed Assets Total Equity Current Assets Current Liabilities Cash & Cash Equivalents Accounts Receivables Inventories Accounts Payable Required: Amount (in millions) Current Ratio Quick Ratio Cash Ratio Debt to Equity Ratio Debt Ratio Receivables Turnover Ratio Inventory Turnover Ratio. Gross Margin Operating Profit Margin Net Margin £250,174 £151,782 £53,930 (a) You are required to calculate the following ratios: £66,477 £3,576 £45,256 £98,047 £328,516 £27,378 £80,488 £152,819 £95,718 £38,844 £12,926 £4,106 £46,236 b) After calculating all 10 ratios, explain how the above results can aid ABC Inc's decision making process.
udCountimIg 3y3tem.) Feb 01 Take $4,000 cash out of Big Bank to pay for February's warehouse rent. Sale of inventory to a customer – selling price $62,000 – cost of inventory sold $16,000 – customer paid cash which was deposited in Big Bank. Feb 04 Feb 07 Take $10,000 cash out of Little Bank to pay employees for wages they have earned. Sale of inventory to a customer – selling price $88,000 – cost of inventory sold $22,000 – customer will pay in the future. Feb 15 Feb 18 Sale of inventory to a customer – selling price $110,000 – cost of inventory sold $28,000 – customer pays $40,000 cash which is deposited in Little Bank – customer will pay for the remaining amount of the sale in 30 days. Feb 22 Purchase additional inventory - pay $17,000 cash out of Big Bank for the inventory. Feb 27 Take $23,000 cash out of Little Bank to pay employees for wages they have earned. Adjust the Interest Payable-Big Bank account to record the $600 of interest owed to Big Bank for February – interest will…

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