5-40
TIME AND PURPOSE OF PROBLEMS
Problem 5-1 (Time 30–35 minutes)
Purpose—to provide the student with the opportunity to prepare a balance sheet, given a set of accounts.
No monetary amounts are to be reported.
Problem 5-2 (Time 35–40 minutes)
Purpose—to provide the student with the opportunity to prepare a complete balance sheet, involving
dollar amounts. A unique feature of this problem is that the student must solve for the retained earnings
balance.
Problem 5-3 (Time 40–45 minutes)
Purpose—to provide an opportunity for the student to prepare a balance sheet in good form. Emphasis
is given in this problem to additional important information that should be disclosed. For example, an
inventory valuation method, bank loans secured by long-term investments, and information related to
the capital stock accounts must be disclosed.
Problem 5-4 (Time 40–45 minutes)
Purpose—to provide the student with the opportunity to analyze a balance sheet and correct it where
appropriate. The balance sheet as reported is incomplete, uses poor terminology, and is in error. A
challenging problem.
Problem 5-5 (Time 40–45 minutes)
Purpose—to provide the student with the opportunity to prepare a balance sheet in good form. Additional
information is provided on each asset and liability category for purposes of preparing the balance sheet.
A challenging problem.
Problem 5-6 (Time 35–45 minutes)
Purpose—to provide the student with an opportunity to prepare a complete statement of cash flows. A
condensed balance sheet is also required. The student is also required to explain the usefulness of the
statement of cash flows. Because the textbook does not explain in Chapter 5 all of the steps involved in
preparing the statement of cash flows, assignment of this problem is dependent upon additional
instruction by the instructor or knowledge gained in elementary financial accounting.
Problem 5-7 (Time 40–50 minutes)
Purpose—to provide the student with an opportunity to prepare a balance sheet in good form and a
more complex cash flow statement.