In: Accounting
The following accounts appeared in recent financial statements of Continental Airlines:
Accounts Payable Flight Equipment
Air Traffic Liability Landing Fees
Aircraft Fuel Expense Passenger Revenue
Cargo and Mail Revenue Purchase Deposits for Flight Equipment
Commissions Spare Parts and Supplies
Identify each account as either a balance sheet
account or an income statement account. For each balance sheet account, identify it as an asset, a liability, or owner’s equity. For each income statement account, identify it as a revenue or an expense.
(1) Accounts payable: Balance sheet account and it is a Liability.
(2) Air Traffic Liability: Balance sheet account and it is also a liability.
(3) Aircraft fuel expense: Income statement and it is an expense account.
(4) Cargo and Mail revenue: Income statement and it is a revenue account.
(5) Commissions: Income statement account and it is revenue account.
(6) Flight equipment: Balance sheet account and it is an asset.
(7) Landing Fees: Income statement account and it is an expense.
(8) Passenger revenue: Income statement account and it is a revenue account
(9) Purchase Deposits for flight equipment: If purchase Deposit is paid in the form of cash, it means a reduction in the assets side. The remaining balance to be paid is shown in the form of liability.
(10) Spare parts and supplies: Balance sheet account and it is an asset