Chapter 3 The Balance Sheet and Financial Disclosures Questions for Review of Key Topics Question 3-1 The purpose of the balance sheet‚ also known as the statement of financial position‚ is to present the financial position of the company on a particular date. Unlike the income statement‚ which is a change statement that reports events occurring during a period of time‚ the balance sheet is a statement that presents an organized array of assets‚ liabilities
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Milli Drexler ACC220 July 29‚ 2012 Accounting Documents A balance sheet is used by accounting departments to show a company their financial position at the end of a specified date. It is often called a snapshot of a company’s financial position at a given moment. It gives the reader of the document a clear picture of all transactions that have been posted by that company as of a specific date. When accountants prepare a balance sheet they list the company’s assets at the time. Assets are things
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Accounting Basics f or S t u d e n t s Ba sic a ccou nting le ss ons an d qu es tio ns fo r high s cho ol a nd c ollege s tude nts By Michael Celender Accounting Basics for Students Copyright © 2010 Michael Celender. All Rights Reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means‚ including but not limited to digital copying and printing‚ without the express written permission of the author. The author‚ Michael Celender‚ has made his best effort
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Balance Sheets A general ledger is the foundation of a company’s financial records‚ as they constitute the central summary of a company’s financial system. Every transaction is recorded through the general ledger. These records remain as a permanent track of the history of all financial transactions since the opening day of the company (Business Town‚ n.d.). The purpose of any business is to increase the owner’s equity through solid revenues. These revenues increase assets or proceed to decrease
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The balance sheet consists of assets and liabilities of any firm. The assets are called as the uses of the firm and the liabilities are called as the sources of the firm. Sources of the firm: (Debts or liabilities): The debts or liabilities are the claims of the outsiders against the assets of the firm. The liabilities refer to the amount payable by the firm to the claimholders; i.e. the amount owed by the firm to other parties. For an obligation to be recognized as a liability‚ it must meet three
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you understand by the concept of conservatism ? Why is it also called the concept of prudence? Why is it not applied as strongly today as it used to be in the Past ? (b) What is a Balance Sheet ? How does a Funds Flow Statement differ from a Balance Sheet ? Enumerate the items which are usually shown in a Balance Sheet and a Funds Flow Statement. 2 . (a) Discuss the importance of ratio analysis for inter-firm and intra-firm comparisons including circumstances responsible for its limitations
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BACC 100 Assignment # 1 1. Jellybean Company reported equity of $32‚000 on its December 31‚ 2014 balance sheet. The following information is available for the year ended December 31‚ 2015: Revenues $73‚000 Expenses 59‚000 Liabilities 11‚000 What are the total assets of Jellybean Company at December 31‚ 2015? A) $14‚000. B) $25‚000. C) $35‚000. D) $46‚000. E) $57‚000. 2. At the end of its first year of operations‚ Matlocke Company has total assets of $2‚000‚000 and total
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49% | 240.79% | 249.97% | Total Liabilities | 54‚908 | 51‚621 | 34‚240 | 33‚290 | Total stockholder’s equity | 66‚363 | 57‚083 | 43‚688 | 39‚776 | D/E Ratio | 82.74% | 90.43% | 78.37% | 83.69% | After comparing these two corporations’ balance sheets‚ I found some information that may be valuable to make a lending decision. And I‚ as a credit analyst‚ have decided to recommend Oracle Inc. for this $400 million line of credit. First‚ we need the purchases be repaid within 30 days‚ which means
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Constructing a balance sheet of Sophie’s sofas: Cash balances: $10‚000 Inventory of sofas: $200‚000 Store and property: $100‚000 Accounts receivable: $22‚000 Accts payable: $17‚000 Long-term Debt: $170‚000 Balance sheet of (insert name) Assets Liabilities & Shareholders equity cash $10‚000 accounts payable $17‚000 Accounts receivable $22‚000 Long term debt $170‚000 Inventory $200‚000 Shareholders equity $145‚000 Store and Property $100‚000 _______ ________ Total assets: $332
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QUESTIONS – Professor Naughton Before our final class‚ please read the Dragon Soup case and analyze the associated Excel Sheet. Kerr had been given the task of valuing Dragon’s equity for a possible acquisition. He was told by his boss to assume a valuation of ten times sustainable earnings‚ plus the value of cash and marketable investments on the balance sheet. The Excel Sheet completes this calculation for you‚ based on inputs that are provided in the top portion of the “Assumptions and Statements”
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