Chapter 1, Problem 1.6E

Changes in Owners’ Equity

The following amounts are available from the records of Coaches and Carriages Inc. at the end of the years indicated:

Required

1. Compute the changes in Coaches and Carriages owners’ equity during 2015 and 2016.
2. Compute the amount of Coaches and Carriages’ net income (or loss) for 2015 assuming that no dividends were paid and the owners made no additional contributions during the year.
3. Compute the amount of Coaches and Carriages’ net income (or loss) for 2016 assuming that dividends paid during the year amounted to $10,000 and no additional contributions were made by the owners.