Accrual Basis Balance Sheet

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Introduction to Accounting

Accrual Basis Balance Sheet

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1. The amount customers owe the company is reported as

a. accounts payable
b. accounts receivable
c. prepaid receivable
d. incurred receivable

Answer
B. Accounts receivables represents the amounts customers owe the company. Accounts payable represents amounts the company owes to others. Prepaid receivable is not possible and incurred receivable is not a real account.
2. A prepaid expense is recorded when

a. customers prepay the company
b. the company prepays customers
c. the company prepays for services to be provided in a later period
d. the company prepays for services that were provided in a previous period

Answer
C. Prepaid expenses represent services that the company pays for before receiving the service. The most common are prepaid rent and prepaid insurance. The company pays for time before the service is provided over time. Unearned revenue occurs when customers prepay the company. It is not possible to prepay for services that have already been provided.
3. Which financial statement reports accumulated depreciation?

a. balance sheet
b. income statement
c. statement of cash flows
d. statement of stockholder’s equity

Answer
A. Accumulated depreciation is a cumulative amount that is reported on the balance sheet. It represents the total cost to date of using long-term assets. All other financial statements report statements for a period of time; not cumulative
4. Depreciation expense represents?

a. the cumulative cost of using long-term physical assets since the purchase
b. the cost of using long-term physical assets for the current period only
c. the cost of using supplies and all assets that are used up in the current period
d. the cost of using intangible assets for the current period only

Answer
B. Depreciation expense is the cost of using a long-term asset for the current period only. It is reported on the income statement and the income statement reports amounts for a period of time only.
5. Which of the following accounts are reported when the company provides goods to customers and the customer will pay in a future period?

a. sales, cost of goods sold, and gain on sale of assets
b. sales, accounts receivable, accounts payable and inventory
c. cost of goods sold, inventory, cash, and gain on sale of assets
d. accounts receivable, sales, inventory and cost of goods sold

Answer
D. Providing goods to the customer is sales and the accounts receivable occurs when the customer has not yet paid. The customer is provided inventory and when the inventory is used, an expense called cost of goods sold is recorded.
Gains and losses are not recorded for primary day to day business and selling goods to customers is part of day to day business.
6. What is reported on the income statement when the company pays for services before the service is provided?

a. unearned revenue
b. prepaid expense
c. accounts payable
d. nothing

Answer
D. Nothing is reported on the income statement until the company receives the service. A prepayment is an asset that is reported on the balance sheet until the service is provided to the company.
7. What is reported on the income statement when the customer pays for goods before the goods are provided to the customer?

a. unearned revenue
b. prepaid expense
c. accounts payable
d. nothing

Answer
D. Nothing is reported on the income statement until the customer is provided the goods or services (the revenue occurs). Unearned revenue is reported on the balance sheet until the goods are provided to the customer.
8. Unearned or deferred revenue is a liability because the customer

a. paid for goods
b. paid for goods that have not yet been provided
c. is expected to pay for the goods
d. will defer payment until a future period

Answer
B. The company’s obligation to provide goods that have already been paid for by the customer is the liability. No liability exists If the customer does not pay for the goods ahead of receiving the goods. The company receives cash and cannot record revenue until the goods are provided; therefore, unearned revenue (the liability to provide the goods) is recorded on the balance sheet in exchange for the cash received.
9. The word “accrued” means

a. pay in the next period
b. not an expense until the service is provided
c. provided by the company
d. not yet paid by the company

Answer
D. The word “accrued” means not yet paid by the company. Amounts not yet paid by the company are reported as liabilities. Accrued is generally a short-term liability; however, it is possible for it to be long-term and paid more than one year later.
10. Which of the following is never reported as a liability?

a. unearned revenue
b. accrued expenses
c. accrued liabilities
d. prepaid expenses

Answer
D. Prepaid expenses is never a liability. A prepaid occurs because the company has paid. A liability occurs because the company has not paid. Paying and not paying cannot be the result of the same transaction.
11. For each of the following accounts, indicate where the account is reported on the
balance sheet as of December 31st.

CA         Current asset
CL         Current liability
LTA        Long term asset
LTL        Long term liability
SE         Stockholder’s Equity
N           Not reported

________a. customers owe the company
________b. company owes suppliers
________c. company purchases it own common stock
________d. services provided to customers
________e. assets that will be used up in day to day business
________ f. the right to use technological innovations
________ g. amounts owed for various operating expenses
________ h. ownership by investors
________ i. amounts owed to investors to be paid in 10 years
________ j. total cumulative cost of using long term assets
________ k. cost of goods provided to customers
________ l. customer paid for services before the company provides

Answer
CA     a. accounts receivable
CL     b. accounts payable
SE     c. treasury stock
N       d. sales
CA    e. supplies
LTA   f. patents
CL    g. accrued expenses
SE    h. common stock
LTL   i. bonds payable
LTA   j. accumulated depreciation
N      k. cost of goods sold
CL    l. unearned revenues
12. The following items were taken from the records of a company as of December 31st.

Accounts Payable 27,000   Long-term Notes Receivable 15,000
Accounts Receivable 22,000   Patent, net 36,000
Building 201,000   Accrued Expenses 6,000
Dividends Paid 8,000   Marketing Expense 15,000
Cash 15,000   Long Term Debt 120,000
Equipment 76,000   Common Stock 50,000
Interest Income 2,000   Rent Expense 11,000
Retained Earnings ??   Inventory 26,000
Salary Expense 32,000   Restructuring Expense 25,000
Prepaid Expenses 8,000   Accumulated depreciation 42,000
Long term Investments 100,000   Treasury Stock 5,000

Prepare a balance sheet in proper format for the company as of December 31st

Answer

To find retained earnings: 1st: make total liabilities and owner’s equity equal to total assets. 2nd: Subtract total liabilities from total liabilities and owner’s equity to get total owner’s equity. 3rd: Subtract common stock from total owner’s equity to get the retained earnings amount.

Subtotals and totals are very important.

13. Review each of the following transactions and determine if the transaction will increase (I) decrease (D) or have no effect (NA) on TOTAL ASSETS of the company.

_______1. Borrow money from the bank
_______2. Pay cash for inventory to sell to the customers
_______3. Issue common stock to investors
_______4. Purchase a truck for company use, agree to a note payable
_______5. Pay employees who worked this week
_______6. Receive the utility bill – it will be paid later
_______7. Sell goods to a customer on account
_______8. Pay for insurance for the next 6 months
_______9. Use cash to make an investment to be held long term
______10. Purchase the company’s own stock from investors

Answer
I         1. Borrow money from the bank; cash is increased
NA     2. Pay cash for inventory to sell to the customers; cash down and inventory up for the same amount
I         3. Issue common stock to investors; cash increased
I         4. Purchase a truck for company use, agree to a note payable; truck increases and a liability will also increase
D       5. Pay employees who worked this week; cash down, expense incurred
NA     6. Receive the utility bill that will be paid later; no effect on asset until paid
I         7. Sell goods to a customer on account; inventory decreases and accounts receivable increases more than the inventory cost (sell for more).
NA     8. Pay for insurance for the next 6 months; cash decreases and prepaid insurance increases the same amount
NA     9. Use cash to make an investment to be held long-term; traded one asset for another – cash for investment
D      10. Purchase the company’s own stock from investor; cash decreases and treasury stock and owner’s equity decreases

14. Prepare a multi-step income statement using the following information:

1) The cost of inventory sold to customer $220,000
2) Advertising expenses $  25,000
3) Administrative salary expenses $  80,000
4) Issued common stock $  75,000
5) Interest income $  10,000
6) Insurance expense $    4,000
7) Research and development costs $  22,000
8) Dividends paid $  15,000
9) Tax expense 35%
10) Rent expense $  12,000
11) Loss from closing 1 out of 6 shops $    8,000
12) Accrued expenses $  11,000
13) Sales price of goods provided to customers $450,000
14) Loss on the sale of a building $  26,000
Answer
Sales $450,000
– Cost of goods sold   
( 220,000)
= Gross profit 230,000
–    Operating expenses:
           Advertising expense 25,000 
           Insurance expense 4,000
           Administrative salary expense 80,000
           Rent expense 12,000
           Research & Development expense 22,000
           Restructuring expense   
8,000
= Income from operations 79,000
– + Other revenues and expenses  
           Loss on sale of a building (26,000)
           Interest income   
10,000
=Income before tax 63,000
– income tax expense  
  (22,050)
= Net Income 40,950

Important to Note:
Issuing common stock is an increase in cash and an increase in owner’s equity.

Dividends paid is a direct reduction to retained earnings reported on the balance sheet.
It is not an expense and is not reported on the income statement.

Accrued expense is a liability that is reported only on the balance sheet.

Closing 1 of 6 shops is not selling a major part of the business. The company continues in this business and is closing one shop to change operations to make the company more profitable.

15. Following is a list of accounts from the December 31st general ledger of XYZ Company. Prepare a balance sheet and an income statement in proper form.

Accounts Payable 14   Loss on Sale of Land 9
Notes Receivable (3 year) 8   Common Stock 10
Treasury Stock 5   Retained Earnings ??
Goodwill 6   Patents 7
Salary Expense 12   Income Tax Expense 8
Buildings 125   Accrued Expenses 15
Notes payable (1 year) 11   Additional Paid in Capital 23
Accumulated Depreciation 40   Long-term Debt 42
Account Receivable 26   Bonds Payable (5 year) 36
Depreciation Expense 24   Interest Receivable 1
Cash 35   Income Taxes Payable 3
Sales 190   Administrative Expenses 22
Inventory 34   Prepaid Expenses 2
Cost of Goods Sold 90   Rent Expense 10
Answer

XYZ Company
Income Statement
For the year Ended 12/31/XXXX
 
Sales 190
– Cost of goods sold (90)
=Gross Profit 100
– Operating expenses:
    Administrative expense (22)
    Depreciation expense (24)
    Salary expense (12)
    Rent expense (10)
Operating Income 32
    Loss on sale of land (9)
Income before tax 23
    Income tax expense (8)
Net Income 15

This is not the first year of operations and retained earnings is not equal to net income.
Retained earnings is cumulative for all years and net income is for the current year only.

16. The following accounts are for XYZ Company on December 31st. The income tax rate is 30%. Prepare a multi-step income statement for the year ended December 31st.

Sales $615,000
Administrative expense 28,400
Cost of remodeling stores 55,000
Prepaid expense 11,000
Selling expenses 42,000
Accounts receivable 25,000
Gain on sale of land 8,000
Dividends paid 22,000
Unearned revenue 6,000
Research & development expense 29,000
Issuance of common stock 150,000
Accrued expenses 17,000
Cost of goods sold 252,900
Interest expense 12,500
Rent income 7,000
Unusual Loss 14,000
Answer
Sales $615,000
– Cost of goods sold ( 252,900)
= Gross profit 362,100
–   Operating expenses:
            Administrative expense 28,400
            Selling expense 42,000
            Research & Development expense 29,000
            Restructuring expense 55,000
= Income from operations 207,700
– + Other revenues and expenses
            Gain on sale of land 8,000
            Interest expense (12,500)
            Rent income 7,000
            Unusual Loss (14,000)
=Income before tax 196,200
– income tax expense (30%) (58,860)
= Net income 137,340