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(Classification of Balance Sheet Accounts) Presented below are the captions of Faulk Company’s balance sheet.

(a) Current assets

(f) Current liabilities

(b) Investments

(g) Noncurrent liabilities

(c) Property, plant, and equipment

(h) Capital stock

(d) Intangible assets

(i) Additional paid-in capital

(e) Other assets

(j) Retained earnings

Instructions

Indicate by letter where each of the following items would be classified.

1. Preferred stock

11. Cash surrender value of life insurance

2. Goodwill

12. Note payable

3. Salaries and wages payable

13. Supplies

4. Account payable

14. Common stock

5. Building

15. Land

6. Equity investment (trading)

16. Bond sinking fund

7. Current maturity of long-term debt

17. Inventory

8. Premium on bond payable

18. Prepaid insurance

9. Allowance for doubtful accounts

19. Bond payable

10. Accounts receivable

20. Income tax payable

Short Answer

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The classified balance sheet reports all the assets and liabilities based on their liquidity.

Step by step solution

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Definition of intangible assets

The business entity’s resources that do not have any physical existence, although they benefit the business entity, are known as intangible assets. It includes goodwill and patent.

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Classification of line items 

Line item

Classification

1. Preferred stock

(h) Capital stock

2. Goodwill

(d) Intangible assets

3. Salaries and wages payable

(f) Current liabilities

4. Account payable

(f) Current liabilities

5. Building

(c) Property, plant, and equipment

6. Equity Investment (trading)

(a) Current assets

7. Current maturity of long-term debt

(f) Current liabilities

8. Premium on bond payable

(g) Noncurrent liabilities

9. Allowance for doubtful accounts

(a) Current assets

10. Accounts receivable

(a) Current assets

11. Cash surrender value of life insurance

(e) Other assets

12. Note payable (due next year)

(f) Current liabilities

13. Supplies

(a) Current assets

14. Common stock

(h) Capital stock

15. Land

(c) Property, plant, and equipment

16. Bond sinking fund

(e) Other assets

17. Inventory

(a) Current assets

18. Prepaid insurance

(a) Current assets

19. Bond payable

(g) Noncurrent liabilities

20. Income tax payable

(f) Current liabilities

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Most popular questions from this chapter

In what section of the balance sheet should the following items appear, and what balance sheet terminology would you use?

(a) Treasury stock (recorded at cost).

(b) Checking account at bank.

(c) Land (held as an investment).

(d) Sinking fund.

(e) Unamortized premium on bonds payable.

(f) Copyrights.

(g) Pension fund assets.

(h) Premium on common stock.

(i) Long-term investments (pledged against bank loans payable).

P5-4 (L03) GROUPWORK (Preparation of a Corrected Balance Sheet) The balance sheet of Kishwaukee Corporation as of December 31, 2017, is as follows.

KISHWAUKEE CORPORATION

Balance Sheet

December 31, 2017

Assets

Goodwill (Note 2)

\(120,000

Building (Note 1)

1,640,000

Inventory

312,100

Land

950,000

Accounts receivable

170,000

Treasury Stock (50,000 shares)

87,000

Cash on hand

175,900

Assets allocated to trustee for plant expansion

Cash in bank

70,000

Debt investment (held to maturity)

138,000

\)3,663,000

Equities

Note payable (Note 3)

\(600,000

Common stock authorized and issue, 1,000,000 shares no par

1,150,000

Retained earnings

103,000

Non-controlling Interest

55,000

Appreciation capital (Note 1)

570,000

Income tax payable

75,000

Reserve for depreciation recorded to the date of building

410,000

\)3,663,000

Note 1: Buildings are stated at cost, except for one building that was recorded at appraised value. The excess of appraisal value over cost was \(570,000. Depreciation has been recorded based on cost.

Note 2: Goodwill in the amount of \)120,000 was recognized because the company believed that book value was not an accurate representation of the fair value of the company. The gain of \(120,000 was credited to Retained Earnings.

Note 3: Notes payable are long-term except for the current installment due of \)100,000.

Instructions

Prepare a corrected classified balance sheet in good form. The notes above are for information only

The creditors of Chester Company agree to accept promissory notes for the amount of its indebtedness with a proviso that two-thirds of the annual profits must be applied to their liquidation. How should these notes be reported on the balance sheet of the issuing company? Give a reason for your answer

What is the relationship between current assets and current liabilities?

Keyser Beverage Company reported the following items in the most recent year.

Net income $40,000

Dividends paid 5,000

Increase in accounts receivable 10,000

Increase in accounts payable 7,000

Purchase of equipment (capital expenditure) 8,000

Depreciation expense 4,000

Issue of notes payable 20,000

Compute net cash provided by operating activities, the net change in cash during the year, and free cash flow.

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