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    ASSIGNMENT 4 WEEK 3 SAMUEL GEORGE Financial Accounting / CHAPTER 4 | | | | | P4-1A | Thomas Magnum began operations as a private investigator on =anuary 1‚ 2008. The trial balance columns of the worksheet for THOMAS =AGNUM‚ P.I.‚ INC. at March 31 are as follows.   | THOMAS MAGNUM‚ P.I.‚ =NC. | Worksheet | For the Quarter Ended March 31‚ =008 |   | Trial Balance |   |   |   | Account Titles | Dr. | Cr. | Cash | 11‚400 |   | Accounts Receivable | 5‚620 |   |

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    (10 min.) E 1-23 Req. 1 The owner’s equity increased during the year by $4‚000. Beginning owner’s equity: $19‚000 – $9‚000 = $10‚000 Ending owner’s equity : $27‚000 – $13‚000 = $14‚000 Change in owner’s equity: $14‚000 – $10‚000 = $4‚000 Req. 2 Owner’s equity can change three ways: Owner’s equity can increase through:  Owner contributions and/or  Net income Owner’s equity can decrease through:

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    ------------------------------------------------- Net Income $246‚660 Grennell Farm Balance Sheet (Sales/Delivery Method) ------------------------------------------------- Year Ending December 31‚ 2009 Assets Liabilities Current Assets Total Liabilities 33‚000 Cash 30‚900 Paid-In Capital 450‚000 Inventory 92‚100 Common Stock 7‚500 A.R. 59‚600 Long-Term Assets Retained Earnings 179‚600 Land 375‚000 Equipment 412‚500 Depreciation (300‚000) ________ _______ -------------------------------------------------

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    1. Arredondo‚ Inc. has current assets of $2‚170‚ net fixed assets of $9300‚ current liabilities of $1350‚ and long-term debt of $3980. Building a balance sheet for this company‚ address the following questions: a. What is the value of the shareholders’ equity account for this firm? b. How much is net working capital? Arredondo‚IncBalance Sheet | Assets Liabilities and Owener`s EquityCurrent assets $2‚170 Current

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    need to see the balance sheets of my company. He has left behind a book with the numbers already entered in it. Would you be willing to prepare balance sheets for me? Also‚ any comments you care to make about the numbers would be appreciated. The Cash account is healthy‚ which is a good sign‚ and he told me that the Net income for the month of June was $19‚635. The book contained a detailed record of transactions‚ and from it the friend was able to copy off the balances at the beginning of the

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    000. In light of a declining economy‚ 5 percent is expected to be uncollectible. The remainder is expected to be collected in 2012. 3. Supplies used for animal care amounted to $16‚700. 4. Payments made on accounts payable amounted to $18‚200. 5. Cash collected from pledges totaled $91‚000. 6. Salaries were paid in the amount of $47‚000. Included in this amount is the accrued wages payable at the end of 2011. (The portion of wages expense attributable to administrative expense is $15‚000 and fund-raising

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    • Case 1-4 Generally Accepted Accounting Principles At the completion of the Darby Department Store audit‚ the president asks about the meaning of the phrase “in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles‚” which appears in your audit report on the management’s financial statements. He observes that the meaning of the phrase must include more than what he thinks of as “principles.” Required: a. Explain the meaning of the term accounting principles as used in the audit report

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    | | Final Project ACC-101 | | Comprehensive Problem 2 Guitar Universe‚ Inc. P388 GUITAR UNIVERSER‚ INC. | Trial Balance | December 31‚2009 | Cash | $45‚000 |   | Marketable securities | $25‚000 |   | Accounts receivable | $125‚000 |   | Allowance for doubtful accounts |   | $5‚000 | Merchandise inventory | $250‚000 |   | Office Supplies | $1‚200 |   | Prepaid insurance | $6‚600 |   | Building and fixtures | $1‚791‚000 |   | Accumulated depreciation |

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    General Electric (GE) had a book value of equity of $105 billion‚ 10.5 billion shares outstanding‚ and a market price of $10.80 per share. GE also had cash of $48 billion‚ and total debt of $524 billion. Three years later‚ in early 2012‚ GE had a book value of equity of $116 billion‚ 10.6 billion shares outstanding with a market price of $17 per share‚ cash of $84 billion‚ and total debt of $410 billion. Over this period‚ what was the change in GE’s • a. market capitalization? • b. market-to-book ratio

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    The Accrual basis of accounting is far superior to the Cash basis of accounting. Discuss. The difference between accrual and cash basis of accounting is cash basis accounting recognizes revenues and expenses depends upon on timing. Cash basis accounting is simple‚ recognizes revenues when cash is received and recognizes expenses when cash is paid out only. It does not record accounts payable or receivable. For example‚ paid a service invoice on Feb‚ the expenses will be recognized as expenses on

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