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(Balance Sheet Adjustment and Preparation) Presented below is the balance sheet of Sargent Corporation for the current year, 2020.

Sargent Corporation Balance Sheet December 31, 2020
Current assets	485,000  $	Current liabilities	380,000  $
Investments	640,000	Long-term liabilities	1,000,000
Property, plant, and equipment	1,720,000	Stockholders' equity	1,770,000
Intangible assets	305,000		$3,150,000
	$3,150,000

The following information is presented.

• 1.The current assets section includes cash $150,000, accounts receivable $170,000 less $10,000 for allowance for doubtful accounts, inventories $180,000, and unearned rent revenue $5,000. Inventory is stated on the lower-of-FIFO-cost-or-net realizable value.
• 2.The investments section includes the cash surrender value of a life insurance contract $40,000; investments in common stock, short-term $80,000 and long-term $270,000; and bond sinking fund $250,000. The cost and fair value of investments in common stock are the same.
• 3.Property, plant, and equipment includes buildings $1,040,000 less accumulated depreciation $360,000, equipment $450,000 less accumulated depreciation $180,000, land $500,000, and land held for future use $270,000.
• 4.Intangible assets include a franchise $165,000, goodwill $100,000, and discount on bonds payable $40,000.
• 5.Current liabilities include accounts payable $140,000, notes payable—short-term $80,000 and long-term $120,000, and income taxes payable $40,000.
• 6.Long-term liabilities are composed solely of 7% bonds payable due 2028.
• 7.Stockholders' equity has preferred stock, no par value, authorized 200,000 shares, issued 70,000 shares for $450,000; and common stock, $1.00 par value, authorized 400,000 shares, issued 100,000 shares at an average price of $10. In addition, the corporation has retained earnings of $320,000.

Instructions

Prepare a balance sheet in good form, adjusting the amounts in each balance sheet classification as affected by the information given above.

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Answer 1