Question

The comparative balance sheets for 2021 and 2020 and the income statement for 2021 are given below for Arduous Company. Additional information from Arduous’s accounting records is provided also.

ARDUOUS COMPANY Comparative Balance Sheets December 31, 2021 and 2020 ($ in millions)
	2021				2020
Assets
Cash	$	109			$	81
Accounts receivable		190				194
Investment revenue receivable		6				4
Inventory		205				200
Prepaid insurance		4				8
Long-term investment		156				125
Land		196				150
Buildings and equipment		412				400
Less: Accumulated depreciation		(97	)			(120	)
Patent		30				32
	$	1,211			$	1,074
Liabilities
Accounts payable	$	50			$	65
Salaries payable		6				11
Interest payable (bonds)		8				4
Income tax payable		12				14
Deferred tax liability		11				8
Notes payable		23				0
Lease liability		75				0
Bonds payable		215				275
Less: Discount on bonds		(22	)			(25	)
Shareholders’ Equity
Common stock		430				410
Paid-in capital—excess of par		95				85
Preferred stock		75				0
Retained earnings		242				227
Less: Treasury stock		(9	)			0
	$	1,211			$	1,074

   

ARDUOUS COMPANY Income Statement For Year Ended December 31, 2021 ($ in millions)
Revenues and gain:
Sales revenue	$	410
Investment revenue		11
Gain on sale of Treasury bills		2		$	423
Expenses and loss:
Cost of goods sold		180
Salaries expense		73
Depreciation expense		12
Amortization expense		2
Insurance expense		7
Interest expense		28
Loss on sale of equipment		18
Income tax expense		36			356
Net income				$	67

   
Additional information from the accounting records:

1. Investment revenue includes Arduous Company’s $6 million share of the net income of Demur Company, an equity method investee.
2. Treasury bills were sold during 2021 at a gain of $2 million. Arduous Company classifies its investments in Treasury bills as cash equivalents.
3. Equipment originally costing $70 million that was one-half depreciated was rendered unusable by a flood. Most major components of the equipment were unharmed and were sold for $17 million.
4. Temporary differences between pretax accounting income and taxable income caused the deferred tax liability to increase by $3 million.
5. The preferred stock of Tory Corporation was purchased for $25 million as a long-term investment.
6. Land costing $46 million was acquired by issuing $23 million cash and a 15%, four-year, $23 million note payable to the seller.
7. The right to use a building was acquired with a 15-year lease agreement; present value of lease payments, $82 million. Annual lease payments of $7 million are paid at the beginning of each year starting January 1, 2021.
8. $60 million of bonds were retired at maturity.
9. In February, Arduous issued dividend (4 million shares). The market price of the $5 par value common stock was $7.50 per share at that time.
10. In April, 1 million shares of common stock were repurchased as treasury stock at a cost of $9 million.

Answer 1

ARDUOUS COMPANY					Workings:
Statement of Cash Flows					Calculation :
For Year Ended December 31, 2021					Cash collected from customers
($ in millions)					Beginning AR	$194
Cash flows from operating activities					+ Sales	$410
Cash Inflow:					- Ending AR	-$190
From customers	414					$414
From investment revenue	3
From sale of cash equivalents	2				Purchase from suppliers
					- Beginning Inventory	-$200
Cash Outflows:					+ cost of goods sold	$180
To suppliers of goods	(200)				+ Ending Inventory	$205
To employee	(78)					$185
For income taxes	(35)
For insurance	(3)				Cash paid for suppliers
For bond interest	(21)				Beginning AP	$65
					+ purchase from suppliers	$185
Net cash provided by operating activities		82			- Ending AP	-$50
Cash flows from investing activities						$200
Purchase of land	(23)
Purchase of long-term investment	(25)				Cash paid for salaries expenses:
Sale of machine components	17				+ Beginning salaries payable	$11
					+ Salaries expenses	$73
Net cash used by investing activities		(31)			- Ending expenses payable	-$6
Cash flows from financing activities						$78
Purchase of treasury stock	(9)
Payment of dividends	(22)				Cash paid for Income expenses:
Retirement of bonds payable	(60)				+ Beginning Income tax payable	$14
Sale of preferred stock	75				+ Income tax expenses	$36
Payment of lease liability	(7)				- Ending Income tax payable	-$12
Net cash used by financing activities		(23)			+ Beginning Deferred income tax payable	$8
Net increase in cash		28			- Ending Deferred income tax payable	-$11
Cash balance January 1		81				$35
Cash balance December 31		109
					Cash paid for Bond interest expenses:
Noncash investing and financing activities:					+ Beginning Bond interest payable	$4
Land acquired by issuing note payable	23				+ Bond interest expenses	$28
Right to use building acquired	82				- Ending Bond interest payable	-$8
					- Beginning Discount on bonds	-$25
					+ Ending Discount on bonds	$22
						$21