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Account |
Balance 12/31/20162016 |
Balance 12/31/20172017 |
Accumulated depreciation |
$ 4 comma 242$4,242 |
$ 4 comma 860$4,860 |
Accounts payable |
$ 2 comma 904$2,904 |
$ 3 comma 207$3,207 |
Accounts receivable |
$ 3 comma 152$3,152 |
$ 3 comma 649$3,649 |
Cash |
$ 1 comma 200$1,200 |
$ 1 comma 499$1,499 |
Common stock |
$ 4 comma 781$4,781 |
$ 7 comma 281$7,281 |
Inventory |
$ 4 comma 359$4,359 |
$ 5 comma 171$5,171 |
Long-term debt |
$ 3 comma 601$3,601 |
$ 2 comma 432$2,432 |
Plant, property, and equipment |
$ 8 comma 682$8,682 |
$ 9 comma 843$9,843 |
Retained earnings |
$ 1 comma 865$1,865 |
$ 2 comma 382$2,382 |
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construct a balance sheet for
2016 and 2017.
b. list all the working capital accounts.
c. find the net working capital for the years ending
2016 and 2017.
d. calculate the change in net working capital for the year
2017.
Answer of Part b:
Working Capital Accounts are Cash, Accounts Receivable, Inventory, and Accounts Payable
Answer of Part c:
Net Working Capital 2016 = Current Assets – Current
Liabilities
Net Working Capital 2016 = $8,711 - $2,904
Net Working Capital 2016 = $5,807
Net Working Capital 2017 = Current Assets – Current
Liabilities
Net Working Capital 2017 = $10,319 - $3,207
Net Working Capital 2017 = $7,112
Answer of Part d:
Change in Net Working Capital = Net Working Capital 2017 – Net
Working Capital 2016
Change in Net Working Capital = $7,112 - $5,807
Change in Net Working Capital = $1,305