In: Finance
Below are the 2018 and 2019 year-end balance sheets for Tran Enterprises:
Assets: | 2018 | 2017 |
Cash | $ 200,000 | $ 170,000 |
Accounts receivable | 864,000 | 700,000 |
Inventories | 2,000,000 | 1,400,000 |
Total current assets | $3,064,000 | $2,270,000 |
Net fixed assets | 6,000,000 | 5,600,000 |
Total assets | $9,064,000 | $7,870,000 |
Liabilities and equity:
Accounts payable | $1,400,000 | $1,090,000 |
Notes payable to bank | 1,600,000 | 1,800,000 |
Total current liabilities | $3,000,000 | $2,890,000 |
Long-term debt | 2,400,000 | 2,400,000 |
Common stock | 3,000,000 | 2,000,000 |
Retained earnings | 664,000 | 580,000 |
Total common equity | $3,664,000 | $2,580,000 |
Total liabilities and equity | $9,064,000 | $7,870,000 |
The firm has never paid a dividend on its common stock, and it issued $2,400,000 of 10-year, non-callable, long-term debt in 2018. As of the end of 2019, none of the principal on this debt had been repaid. Assume that the company's sales in 2018 and 2019 were the same. Which of the following statements must be CORRECT?
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Answer:
a)Since,the long term debt's balance in 2019 and 2018 are same,hence the firm has neither issued or redeemed the long term debt in 2019.Accordingly,the given statement is Incorrect.
b)There is increase in retained earning's balance at the end of 2019,hence there must be positive net income in 2019.Accordingly the given statement is Incorrect.
c)There is no change in balance of short term bank debt(Notes Payable) since 2018,accordingly the given statement is Incorrect.
d)There is increased in common stock's balance at the end of 2019,hence there can't be repurchased of common stock in 2019.Thus,given statement is Incorrect.
e)There is increased in common stock's balance at the end of 2019,thus there must be issue of common stock in 2019.Accordingly,the given statement is correct.
Thus correct answer is 'Option e'