Chapter 5: Q19Q. (page 238)
Kathleen Battle says, “Retained earnings should be reported as an asset, since it is earnings which are reinvested in the business.” How would you respond to Battle?
Kathleen Battle is incorrect in saying that retained earnings should be reported as assets.
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(Reporting the Financial Effects of Varied Transactions) In an examination of Arenes Corporation as of 31 Dec, 2017, you have learned that the following situations exist. No entries have been made in the accounting records for these items.
1. The corporation erected its present factory building in 2001. Depreciation was calculated by the straight-line method, using an estimated life of 35 years. Early in 2017, the board of directors conducted a careful survey and estimated that the factory building had a remaining useful life of 25 years as of 1 Jan, 2017.
2. An additional assessment of 2016 income taxes was levied and paid in 2017.
3. When calculating the accrual for officers’ salaries at 31 Dec, 2017, it was discovered that the accrual for officers’ salaries for 31 Dec, 2016, had been overstated.
4. On 15 Dec, 2017, Arenes Corporation declared a cash dividend on its common stock outstanding, payable 1 Feb, 2018, to the common stockholders of record 31 Dec, 2017.
Instructions
Describe fully how each of the items above should be reported in the financial statements of Arenes Corporation for the year 2017.
Question: P5-1 (L03) (Preparation of a Classified Balance Sheet, Periodic Inventory) Presented below is a list of accounts in alphabetical order.
Accounts Receivable Inventory—Ending
Accumulated Depreciation—Buildings Land
Accumulated Depreciation—Equipment Land for Future Plant Site
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss from Flood
Advances to Employees Noncontrolling Interest
Advertising Expense Notes Payable (due next year)
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Paid-in Capital in Excess of Par— preferred stock
Bond Sinking Fund Patents
Bonds Payable Payroll Taxes Payable
Buildings Pension Liability
Cash (in bank) Petty Cash
Cash (on hand) Preferred Stock
Cash Surrender Value of Life Insurance Premium on Bonds Payable
Commission Expense Prepaid Rent
Common Stock Purchase Returns and Allowances
Copyrights Purchases
Debt Investments (trading) Retained Earnings
Dividends Payable Salaries and Wages Expense (sales)
Equipment Salaries and Wages Payable
Freight-In Sales Discounts
Gain on Disposal of Equipment Sales Revenue
Interest Receivable Treasury Stock (at cost)
Inventory—Beginning Unearned Subscriptions Revenue
Instructions Prepare a classified balance sheet in good form. (No monetary amounts are to be shown.)
The partner in charge of the Kappeler Corporation audit comes by your desk and leaves a letter he has started to the CEO and a copy of the cash flow statement for the year ended December 31, 2017. Because he must leave on an emergency, he asks you to finish the letter by explaining: (1) the disparity between net income and cash flow, (2) the importance of operating cash flow, (3) the renewable source(s) of cash flow, and (4) possible suggestions to improve the cash position.
Date
President Kappeler, CEO
Kappeler Corporation
125 Wall Street
Middleton, Kansas 67458
Dear Mr. Kappeler:
I have good news and bad news about the financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2017. The good news is that net income of $100,000 is close to what we predicted in the strategic plan last year, indicating strong performance this year. The bad news is that the cash balance is seriously low. Enclosed is the Statement of Cash Flows, which best illustrates how both of these situations occurred simultaneously . . .
Instructions
Complete the letter to the CEO, including the four components requested by your boss.
A recent financial magazine indicated that the airline industry has poor financial flexibility. What is meant by financial flexibility, and why is it important?
Aero Inc. had the following balance sheet at December 31, 2016.
LANSBURY INC. | |||
BALANCE SHEET | |||
DECEMBER 31, 2016 | |||
Cash | \(20,000 | Account payable | \)30,000 |
Accounts receivables | 21,200 | Bond payable | 41,000 |
Investment | 32,000 | Common stock | 100,000 |
Plant assets (net) | 81,000 | Retained earnings | 23,200 |
Land | 40,000 | ||
\(194,200 | \)194,200 |
During 2017, the following occurred.
1. Aero liquidated its available-for-sale debt investment portfolio at a loss of \(5,000.
2. A tract of land was purchased for \)38,000.
3. An additional \(30,000 in common stock was issued at par.
4. Dividends totaling \)10,000 were declared and paid to stockholders.
5. Net income for 2017 was \(35,000, including \)12,000 in depreciation expense.
6. Land was purchased through the issuance of \(30,000 in additional bonds.
7. At December 31, 2017, Cash was \)70,200, Accounts Receivable was \(42,000, and Accounts Payable was \)40,000.
Instructions
(a) Prepare a statement of cash flows for the year 2017 for Aero.
(b) Prepare the unclassified balance sheet as it would appear at December 31, 2017.
(c) Compute Aero’s free cash flow and current cash debt coverage for 2017.
(d) Use the analysis of Aero to illustrate how information in the balance sheet and statement of cash flows helps the user of the financial statements.
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