General Instructions
1. The following worksheet may be used to complete the exercise/problem.
You may need to refer to your textbook for additional information.
P1-5A
Accounts payable 4,500$
Accounts receivable 300
Advertising expense 14,500
Capital stock 50,000
Cash 2,490
Display fixtures 45,000
Dividends paid during the year 12,000
Notes payable 10,000
Rental revenue 125,900
Rent expense 60,000
Retained earnings 35,390
Salaries and wages expense 17,900
Supplies inventory 70,000
Water, gas, and electricity 3,600
Required
1. Prepare an income statement for the year ended December 31, 2016.
Rental revenue 125,900$
2. Prepare a statement of retained earnings for the year ended December 31, 2016.
Retained earnings, beginning of year 35,390$
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2016
STERNS AUDIO BOOK RENTAL CORP.
STATEMENT OF RETAINED EARNINGS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2016
The following list, in alphabetical order, shows the various items that regularly appear
on the financial statements of Sterns Audio Book Rental Corp. The amounts shown
for balance sheet items are balances as of December 31, 2016 (with the exception of
retained earnings, which is the balance on January 1, 2016), and the amounts shown for
income statement items are balances for the year ended December 31, 2016.
STERNS AUDIO BOOK RENTAL CORP.
2. The blue cells are for data entry. Enter text in the T cells, formulas in the F cells,
dollars or numbers in the $ cells.