
Concept explainers
1.
To prepare:
Income statement, statement of
1.

Explanation of Solution
Prepare income statement as follow:
A Company | ||
---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||
For Year Ended December 31, 2015 | ||
Particulars | Amount ($) |
Amount ($) |
Revenue: | ||
Service Revenue | 64,100 | |
Other Revenue | 2,320 | |
Total Revenue | 66,420 | |
Expenses: | ||
Insurance Expense | 1,525 | |
Wages Expense | 18,500 | |
Interest Expense | 1,550 | |
Supplies Expense | 1,000 | |
Rent expenses | 3,600 | |
Repairs Expense | 679 | |
Telephone Expense | 521 | |
2,000 | ||
Depreciation Expense-Equipment | 1,000 | |
Postage Expense | 410 | |
Property taxes Expense | 4,825 | |
Utilities Expense | 1,920 | |
Total Expense | 37,530 | |
Net income | 28,890 |
Thus, net income of A Company is $28,890.
Working notes:
Calculation of service revenue,
Calculation of other revenue,
Statement of retained Earnings
A. Company | |
---|---|
Retained Earnings Statement | |
For Year Ended December 31, 2015 | |
Particulars | Amount ($) |
Opening balance of retained earnings | 62,800 |
Net income | 28,890 |
91,690 | |
Dividends | (8,000) |
Ending balance of retained earnings | 83,690 |
Therefore, retained earnings of A Company are $83,690.
Prepare balance sheet as follow:
A. Company | ||
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Balance sheet | ||
As on December 31, 2015 | ||
Particulars | Amount ($) |
Amount ($) |
Assets | ||
Current Assets | ||
Cash | 7,400 | |
Short-term Investment | 11,200 | |
Supplies | 4,600 | |
Prepaid Insurance | 1,000 | 24,200 |
Plant Assets | ||
Equipment | 24,000 | |
Less: |
(4,000) | 20,000 |
Building | 100,000 | |
Less: Accumulated depreciation | (10,000) | 90,000 |
Land | 30,500 | |
Total Assets | 164,700 | |
Liabilities and |
||
Current liabilities | ||
Accounts Payable | 3,500 | |
Rent Payable | 400 | |
Interest Payable | 1,750 | |
Wages payable | 1,280 | |
Property Taxes payable | 3,330 | |
Unearned professional fees | 750 | 11,010 |
Long-term liabilities | ||
Long-term notes payable | 40,000 | |
Stockholder’s Equity | ||
Common Stock | 30,000 | |
Retained earnings | 83,690 | |
Total stockholders’ equity | 113,690 | |
Total Liabilities and Stockholder’s equity | 164,700 |
Thus, balance sheet total is $164,700.
2.
To prepare:
Closing entries
2.

Explanation of Solution
Service Revenue transfer to income summary account for closing.
Date | Account Title and Explanation | Post ref | Debit ($) |
Credit ($) |
---|---|---|---|---|
December 31 | Service Revenue | 66,420 | ||
Income Summary | 66,420 | |||
(being service revenue transfer to income summary account) |
• Service revenue is revenue account. Since, revenue is transferred to income summary account, it reduces revenue. Hence, debit service revenue account.
• Income summary is a temporary account. Since, it is used for closing revenue account. Hence, credit income summary account.
All expenses transfer to income summary account for closing.
Date | Account Title and Explanation | Post ref | Debit ($) |
Credit ($) |
---|---|---|---|---|
December 31 | Income summary | 37,530 | ||
Insurance Expense | 1,525 | |||
Wages Expense | 18,500 | |||
Supplies Expense | 1,550 | |||
Rent expenses | 1,000 | |||
Repairs Expense | 3,600 | |||
Telephone Expense | 679 | |||
Depreciation Expense-Equipment | 521 | |||
Depreciation Expense-Building | 2,000 | |||
Postage Expense | 1,000 | |||
Property taxes Expense | 410 | |||
Utilities Expense | 4,825 | |||
Interest Expense | 1,920 | |||
(being all expenses transfer to income summary account) |
• Income summary is a temporary account. Since, it is used for closing expense account. Hence, debit income summary account.
• All expenses are expenses. Since, expenses are transferred to income summary account, expenses is reduced. Hence, credit all expenses account
Income Summary transfer to retained earnings account for closing.
Date | Account Title and Explanation | Post ref | Debit ($) |
Credit ($) |
---|---|---|---|---|
December 31 | Income Summary | 28,890 | ||
Retained Earning | 28,890 | |||
(being net income transfer to retained earnings) |
• Income summary is a temporary account. Since, it is used for transferring net income summary to retained account. Hence, debit income summary account.
• Retained earnings come under stockholder’s equity. Since, retained earning has increased. Hence, credit retained earning account.
Dividend paid to shareholders.
Date | Account Title and Explanation | Post ref | Debit ($) |
Credit ($) |
---|---|---|---|---|
December 31 | Retained Earnings | 8,000 | ||
Dividend | 8,000 | |||
(being dividend distributed) |
• Retained earnings come under stockholder’s equity. Since, retained earnings is used to pay dividend, retained earnings has decreased. Hence, debit retained earnings account.
• Dividend is distributed from profit. Since it reduce retained earnings. Hence, credit dividend account.
3.
a.
Return on assets ratio.
3.
a.

Explanation of Solution
Calculated info,
Net income is $28,890 (refer part 1).
Total average asset is $162,350 (working note).
Formula to calculate return on asset:
Substitute $28,890 for net income, and $162,350 for total average asset in the above formula,
Working Note:
Total average assets
Thus, return on asset of the company is 0.178.
b.
Debt ratio.
b.

Explanation of Solution
Calculated info (refer part 1),
Total debt capital is $40,000.
Total assets are $164,000.
Formula to calculate debt ratio:
Substitute $40,000 for total debt capital, and $164,700 for total assets in the above formula,
Thus, debt ratio of the company is 0.24.
c.
Profit margin ratio.
c.

Explanation of Solution
Calculated info (refer part 1),
Net income is $28,890.
Total revenue is $66,420.
Formula to calculate profit margin:
Substitute $28,890 for net income, and $66,420 for total revenue in the above formula,
Thus, profit margin of the company is 43.396%.
d.
d.

Explanation of Solution
Calculated info (refer part 1),
Total current liabilities are $11,010.
Total current assets are $24,200.
Formula to calculate current ratio:
Substitute $11,010 for total liabilities, and $24,200 for current assets in the above formula,
Thus, current ratio of the company is 0.45.
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