Chapter 1: Q16DQ. (page 29)
Describe the three basic forms of business organization and their key attributes.
The three basic forms of business organizations are sole proprietorship, partnership, and corporation.
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Choose from the following term or phrase a through h to best complete statements 1 through 3.
a. Accounting c. Recording e. Governmental g. Language of business b. Identifying d. Communicating f. Technology h. Recordkeeping (bookkeeping)
1. reduces the time, effort, and cost of recordkeeping while improving clerical accuracy.
2. requires that we input, measure, and log transactions and events.
3. is the recording of transactions and events, either manually or electronically.
A business reports its own office stationery on the balance sheet at its \(400 cost, although it cannot be sold for more than \)10 as scrap paper. Which accounting principle and/or assumption justifies this treatment?
Key financial figures for Apple’s fiscal year ended September 26, 2015, follow.
Key Figure \( Millions
Liabilities + Equity . . . . . . . . . . . \)290,479
Net income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53,394
Revenues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233,715
Required 1. What is the total amount of assets invested in Apple?
Nina Niko launched a new business Niko’s Maintenance Co. that began operations on June 1. The following transactions were completed by the company during that first month.
June
1 Nina Niko invested \(130000 cash in the company in exchange for its common stock.
2 The company rented a furnished office and paid \)6000 cash for June’s rent.
4 The company purchased \(2400 of equipment on credit.
6 The company paid \)1150 cash for this month’s advertising of the opening of the business.
8 The company completed maintenance services for a customer and immediately collected \(850 cash.
14 The company completed \)7500 of maintenance services for City Center on credit.
16 The company paid \(800 cash for an assistant’s salary for the first half of the month.
20 The company received \)7500 cash payment for services completed for City Center on June 14.
21 The company completed \(7900 of maintenance services for Paula’s Beauty Shop on credit.
24 The company completed \)675 of maintenance services for Build-It Coop on credit.
25 The company received \(7900 cash payment from Paula’s Beauty Shop for the work completed on June 21.
26 The company made payment of \)2400 cash for equipment purchased on June 4.
28 The company paid \(800 cash for an assistant’s salary for the second half of this month.
29 The company paid \)4000 cash in dividends to the owner (sole shareholder).
30 The company paid \(150 cash for this month’s telephone bill.
30 The company paid \)890 cash for this month’s utilities.
Required 1. Create the following table similar to the one in Exhibit 1.9.
Enter the effects of each transaction on the accounts of the accounting equation by recording dollar increases and decreases in the appropriate columns. Do not determine new account balances after each transaction. Determine the final total for each account and verify that the equation is in balance.
The following financial statement information is from five separate companies.
Company Company Company Company Company
V W X Y Z
December 31, 2016
Assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \(54,000 \) 80,000 \(141,500 \)92,500 $144,000
Liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25,000 60,000 68,500 51,500 ?
December 31, 2017
Assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59,000 100,000 186,500 ? 170,000
Liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36,000 ? 65,800 42,000 42,000
During year 2017
Stock issuances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,000 20,000 ? 48,100 60,000
Net income (or loss) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ? 40,000 18,500 24,000 32,000
Cash dividends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,500 2,000 0 20,000 8,000
Required 1. Answer the following questions about Company V.
a. What is the amount of equity on December 31, 2016?
b. What is the amount of equity on December 31, 2017?
c. What is the net income or loss for the year 2017?
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