Accounting: What the Numbers Mean
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Author: David H. Marshall, Wayne W. McManus, Daniel F. Viele
Publisher: McGraw Hill
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Chapter 2, Problem 2.9E
Exercise 2.9
LQ 2 , 3
Understanding financial statement relationships The information presented here represents selected data from the December 31, 2016,
Firm A | Firm B | Firm C | |
Total assets, 12/31/16 | $210,000 | $270,000 | $162,000 |
Total liabilities, 12/31/16 | 108,000 | 72,000 | ? |
Paid-in capital, 12/31/16 | 37,000 | ? | 20,000 |
? | 155,000 | ? | |
Net income for 2016 | ? | 41,000 | 56,000 |
Dividends declared and paid during 2016 | 25,000 | 9,000 | 32,000 |
Retained earnings, 1/1/16 | 39,000 | ? | 21,000 |
Required:
Calculate the missing amounts for each firm.
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