ACCT207 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Accounts Payable, Quick Ratio, Current Liability

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18 Mar 2016

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University of Delaware

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Accounting

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ACCT207

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Tsakumis George

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Identify the sections of a classified balance sheet. Identify tools for analyzing financial statements and ratios for computing a company"s profitability. Explain the relationship between a retained earnings statement and a statement of stockholders" equity. Identify and compute ratios for analyzing a company"s liquidity and solvency using a balance sheet. Use the statement of cash flows to evaluate solvency. Explain the meaning of generally accepted accounting principles (gaap) A classified balance sheet groups together similar assets and similar liabilities: these groupings help financial statement readers determine things such as. Whether the company has enough assets to pay it debts as they come due. The claims of short-and long-term creditors on the company"s total assets. Purchase inventory, sell it on account, then collect cash from customers. Usually takes less than one year: common current assets are: Receivables (accounts receivable, notes receivable, and interest receivable)

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You are requested to deliver your auditors report personally to the board of directors of Sebal Manufacturing Corporation and answer questions posed about the financial statements. While reading the statements, one director asks, what are the precise meaning of the terms cost, expenses, and loss? These terms sometimes seem to identify similar items and other times seem to identify similar items and other times seem to identify dissimilar items.
Required
a. Explain the meaning of (1) cost, (2) expense, and (3) loss as used for financial reporting in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. In your explanation discuss the distinguishing characteristics of the terms and their similarities and interrelationships.
b. Classify each of the following items as a cost, expense, loss or other category, and explain how the classification of each item may change:
i.
Cost of goods sold ii. Bad debts expense iii. Depreciation expense for plant machinery iv. Organization costs v. Spoiled goods
a. The terms period cost and product cost are sometimes used to describe certain items in financial statements. Define these terms and distinguish between them. To what types does each apply.

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PROBLEM 1:

The 2018 and 2019 comparative balance sheets and 2019 income statement for Edmond & Edmond Company appear below:

EDMOND & EDMOND COMPANY

Comparative Balance Sheet

December 31

2019 2018

Assets

Cash $ 26,000 $ 23,000

Accounts receivable 25,000 34,000

Merchandise inventory 32,000 15,000

Property, plant, and equipment 60,000 78,000

Accumulated depreciation (21,000) (24,000)

Total $122,000 $126,000

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

Accounts payable $ 18,000 $ 23,000

Income taxes payable 9,000 8,000

Notes payable (long-term) 8,000 33,000

Common stock 28,000 24,000

Retained earnings 59,000 38,000

Total $122,000 $126,000

EDMOND & EDMOND COMPANY

Income Statement

For the Year Ended December 31, 2019

Sales $400,000

Cost of goods sold 270,000

Gross profit 130,000

Operating expenses 45,000

Income from operations 85,000

Interest expense 5,000

Income before income taxes 80,000

Income tax expense 24,000

Net income $ 56,000

The following additional data were provided:

1. Dividends declared and paid were $35,000.

2. During the year, equipment was sold for $17,000 cash. This equipment cost $28,000 originally and had a book value of $17,000 at the time of sale.

3. Purchased a used delivery truck for $10,000

4. All depreciation expense is included the operating expenses.

5. All sales and purchases are on account.

6. Accounts payable pertain to merchandise suppliers.

REQUIREMENTS: Prepare 1 WORD document (WD1) and 1 EXCEL document (ED1):

1. (WD1)>>Write a brief, yet clear, paragraph about the purpose of a statement of cash flow .

Be specific.

2. (ED1)>>Prepare a statement of cash flows for Edmond & Edmond Company using the indirect

method. Be sure your statement is complete in form, includes all needed line-items, and is
accurate.

3. (WD1)>>Write a brief, yet thorough, email to Cisslee Williams (the Controller for Edmond and
Edmond) stating the overall conclusion you have drawn from the completed statement of cash
flows.

PROBLEM 2:

Find the official website for ONE of the following companies:

Coca-cola

Walmart

Tyson Foods

Once you find an official website for the company you select, perform the following tasks:

Find the âInvestor Relationsâ link and click. Once in âinvestor relations,â

Find the 2017 annual report OR 10-K Report to the SEC

After locating one of the documents, locate the financial statements included in the document.

Copy and paste the (1) comparative balance sheet, (2) income statement, and (3) statement of cash flows and include ALL three (3) in a separate file. Do not be concerned with the formatting once you have pasted. Just be sure the name of the company, name of the statement, and the years are clearly shown as proof that you have provided the required statements.

Now that you have access to the financial statements, compute the following ratios FOR TWO YEARS. Be sure to show ALL computations, equations, formulas, etc.:

Any two liquidity ratios

One solvency ratio

Any two profitability ratios

REQUIRED1: Write and submit a 1^st document that:

>>>Identifies the name of the company on which you performed research

>>> Presents the ratios (e.g., a table) you have computed. Keep computations separate from final ratio answers. Be sure to clearly classify and identify all ratios. Show the computations. Neatness, order, and clarity are a MUST. Be sure your presentation is neat, orderly, and can be clearly followed.

>>>States YOUR conclusion about each of the three groups of ratios. Hint: A cover page is expected.

REQUIRED2: Write and submit a 2^nd document that includes the financial statements you copied and pasted (as required in âdâ above. IF you can easily include your financial statements as pages in the 1^st document, that will absolutely acceptable, and preferred.

1. Which statement is normally prepared first? (Points : 3) Income statement Balance sheet Statement of cash flows Retained earnings statement2. When a business borrows money, it incurs a(n) (Points : 3) tax. liability. cash payment. all of these.3. More than 70% of businesses are organized as what type of business? (Points : 3) Not-for-profit Corporation Partnership Sole proprietorship4. Brennan, Inc. had revenues of $234,000, expenses of $175,000, and dividends of $40,000 during 2009. Which of the following statements is correct? (Points : 3) Net income for 2009 totaled $19,000. Net income for 2009 totaled $59,000. Total retained earnings increased by $59,000 during 2009. Total retained earnings decreased by $40,000 during 2009.5. The statement of cash flows is integrated with the balance sheet because (Points : 3) the cash at the beginning of the period plus or minus the cash flows from operating, investing, and financing activities equals the end of period cash reported on the balance sheet. the cash at the beginning of the period plus or minus the net income equals the end of period cash reported on the balance sheet. the cash at the beginning of the period plus or minus assets and liabilities equals the end of period cash reported on the balance sheet. the cash at the beginning of the period plus or minus the cash flows from operating activities equals the end of period cash reported on the balance sheet.6. The basic financial statements do NOT include the (Points : 3) income statement. tax return balance sheet. statement of cash flows.7. A __________ is an economic event that under generally accepted accounting principles affects an element of the financial statements and must be recorded. (Points : 3) framework control set of rules transaction8. The payment of a liability (Points : 3) decreases assets and stockholders' equity. increases assets and decreases liabilities. decreases assets and increases liabilities. decreases assets and decreases liabilities. 9. Co. received $1,000 from Newbie as rent for the use of a building owned by UNI. How does this transaction affect UNI's accounts if UNI recognizes a liability? (Points : 3) Cash is increased and revenue is increased. Cash is increased and revenue is decreased. Cash is increased and unearned revenue is increased. It is not recorded.10. Depreciation Expense and Accumulated Depreciation are classified, respectively, as (Points : 3) expense and contra asset. asset and contra liability. revenue and asset. contra asset and expense.11. Deferred expenses (prepaid expenses) are items initially recorded as assets but are expected to become __________ over time. (Points : 3) Liabilities Assets stockholders%u2019 equity Expenses12. A&M Co. provided services of $1,000,000 to clients on account. How does this transaction affect A&M%u2019s accounts? (Points : 3) Increase accounts receivable and cash by $1,000,000 each Increase accounts receivable and revenues by $1,000,000 each Increase accounts receivable and unearned revenues by $1,000,000 each No effect at this time13. Multiple-step income statements show: (Points : 3) gross profit but not income from operations. neither gross profit nor income from operations. both gross profit and income from operations. income from operations but not gross profit.14. Since merchandise inventory is normally sold within a year, how is it reported on the balance sheet? (Points : 3) As a revenue As the cost of merchandise sold It does not appear on the Balance Sheet As a current asset15. The credit terms of a sale are normally indicated on a(n) (Points : 3) purchase order. invoice. bill of lading. account receivable.16. Inventory shortage is recorded when (Points : 3) merchandise is returned by a buyer. merchandise purchased from a seller is incomplete or short. merchandise is returned to a seller. there is a difference between a physical count of inventory and inventory records. 17. The bank reconciliation (Points : 3) should be prepared by an employee who records cash transactions. is part of the internal control system. is for information purposes only. is sent to the bank for verification.18. A special cash fund used to make small payments that occur frequently is called a(n) (Points : 3) operating expenses fund. change fund. market fund. petty cash fund.19. The objectives of internal control are to (Points : 3) control the internal organization of the accounting department personnel and equipment. provide reasonable assurance that assets are safeguarded, information is processed accurately, and laws and regulations are complied with. prevent fraud and promote the social interest of the company. provide control over %u201Cinternal-use only%u201D reports and employee internal conduct.20. When a firm uses internal auditors, it is adhering to which of the following internal control elements? (Points : 3) Risk assessment Proofs and security measures Monitoring Separating responsibilities for related operations21. What type of account is Allowance for Doubtful Accounts? (Points : 3) Contra asset Asset Revenue Expense22. Merchandise inventory is reported on the balance sheet in the section entitled (Points : 3) current assets. fixed assets. current liabilities. stockholders' equity.23. Receivables are usually a significant portion of (Points : 3) total current liabilities. total liabilities. total current assets. total assets.24. The inventory data for an item for November are: Nov.1 Inventory 25 units at $20 10 Purchased 30 units at $21 30 Purchased 10 units at $22 Sold 35 unitsUsing the first-in, first-out method, what is the cost of the merchandise inventory of 30 units on November 30? (Points : 3) $640 $605 $623 $66025. All amounts paid to get an asset in place and ready for use are referred to as (Points : 3) capital expenditures. revenue expenditures. residual value. cost of an asset.26. Fixed assets are ordinarily presented in the balance sheet (Points : 3) at current market values. at replacement costs. at cost less accumulated depreciation. in a separate section along with intangible assets.27. Goodwill is (Points : 3) amortized similar to other intangibles. only written down if an impairment in value occurs. charged to expense immediately. amortized over 40 years or its economic life, whichever is shorter.28. If a capital expenditure is treated as a revenue expenditure, then (Points : 3) expenses are overstated and owners' equity is understated. expenses are overstated and assets are overstated. expenses are understated and owners' equity is overstated. net income is overstated and owners' equity is understated.29. A bond indenture is (Points : 3) a contract between the corporation issuing the bonds and the underwriters selling the bonds. the amount due at the maturity date of the bonds. a contract between the corporation issuing the bonds and the bondholders. the amount for which the corporation can buy back the bonds prior to the maturity date.30. Gross earnings for a payroll period less payroll deductions are referred to as (Points : 3) overtime pay. bonus pay. gross pay. net pay.31. How is treasury stock shown on the balance sheet? (Points : 3) As an asset As a decrease in stockholders' equity As an increase in stockholders' equity Treasury stock is not shown on the balance sheet.32. Current liabilities are (Points : 3) due but not receivable for more than one year. due but not payable for more than one year. due and receivable within one year. due and payable within one year.33. The total earnings of an employee for a payroll period are referred to as (Points : 3) take-home pay. pay net of taxes. net pay. gross pay.34. Where is interest expense listed on the income statement? (Points : 3) Other expense section Cost of merchandise sold Operating expenses Interest expense is on the balance sheet, not the income statement.35. A corporation has 50,000 shares of $100 par value stock outstanding. If the corporation issues a 4-for-1 stock split, the number of shares outstanding after the split will be (Points : 3) 200,000 shares. 50,000 shares. 250,000 shares. 12,500 shares.

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ACCT207 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Accounts Payable, Quick Ratio, Current Liability

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