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P2-3A
The following balance sheet items, listed in alphabetical order, are available from the records of Singer
Compnay at December 31, 2016:
Accounts payable 34,280$
Accounts receivable 26,700
Accumulated depreciation—buildings 40,000
Accumulated depreciation—equipment 12,500
Bonds payable, due December 31, 2022 250,000
Buildings 150,000
Required
1. Prepare a classified balance sheet as of December 31, 2016
Note: List assets and liabilities in the order of liquidity
SINGER COMPANY
BALANCE SHEET
DECEMBER 31, 2016
Office supplies 400
Total current assets 219,390$
Property, plant, and equipment:
Land 250,000$
Patents 45,000
Total assets 696,390$
Liabilities
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable 34,280$
Income taxes payable 7,500
Stockholders’ Equity
Contributed capital:
Capital stock, $1 par value, 200,000
shares issued and outstanding 200,000$
2. Compute Singer’s current ratio.
(Round answers to 2 decimal places)
Current Ratio 219,390$ =3.79
57,880$
3. On the basis of your answer to (2), does Singer appear to be liquid?
What other information do you need to fully answer that question?
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P2-11A
2016 2015
Sales 1,700,000$ 1,500,000$
Cost of sales 612,000$ 450,000$
Required
1. Identify each income statement as either single-step or multiple-step format.
The income statements for both years are in single-step form.
2. Restate each item in the income statements as a percentage of sales.
Why did net income remain unchanged when sales increased in 2016?
2016 2015
Sales 100.0% 100.0%
Cost of sales 36.0% 30.0%
Sales salaries 25.1% 26.5%
The following income statements were provided by Chisholm Company, a wholesale food distributor:
Restating each item on the income statement as a percentage of sales allows the reader to better
understand how successful a business was in controlling costs. For example, Chisholm Company
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P2-11
Sales 1,700,000$ Sales 1,500,000$
Cost of sales 520,000 Cost of sales 450,000$
Gross profit 1,180,000$ Sales salaries 398,000
Required
Sales 1,500,000$
GLEESON COMPANY
INCOME STATEMENT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015
2016 Income Statement
2015 Income Statement
1. Identify each income statement as either single- or multiple-step format.
2. Convert the 2015 income statement to the same format as the 2016 income statement.
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P2-12
Quarterly dividends paid per share 0.50$
Increase in sales volume each month 5%
Cost of sales 40%
Inventory levels maintained at 75,000$
Monthly operating expenses paid 3,000$
*Note receivable represents a one-year, 5% interest-bearing note due November 1, 2015.
Interest rate on note receivable 5%
Balance Sheet
September 30, 2017
month after the purchase. Cost of sales is 40% of the sales price. Inventory levels are
maintained at $75,000.
Franklin Co.
Franklin Co., a specialty retailer, has a history of paying quarterly dividends of $0.50 per
share. Management is trying to determine whether the company will have adequate cash
on December 31, 2017, to pay a dividend if one is declared by the board of directors.
The following additional information is available:
sale. Sales volume has been increasing 5% each month.
2. The blue cells are for data entry. Enter text in the T cells, formulas in the F cells, percentages in the % cells and
dollars or numbers in the $ cells.
**Mortgage note is a 30-year, 7% note due in monthly installments of $1,200.
Interest rate on note payable 7%
Monthly installments toward note 1,200$
Required
Cash available to pay a dividend on December 31, 2017:
Cash balance, September 30, 2017 5,000$
Accounts receivable collections 39,406
Note receivable due on November 1 10,000
Interest due on November 1 500
Note: Because inventory levels are maintained at $75,000, purchases are equal to 40% of sales each month.
What can Franklin’s management do to increase the cash available?
Should management recommend that the board of directors declare a dividend? Explain.
• Reduce inventory levels.
• Speed up the collection of receivables.
• Lengthen the average amount of time taken to pay for purchases of inventory.
• Reduce operating expenses.