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| A company had the following assets and liabilities at the beginning and end of the current year: |
| Assets | Liabilities | |||
| Beginning of year | $ | 230,000 | $ | 96,000 |
| End of the year | 261,000 | 78,200 | ||
Common stock in the amount of $ 23,000 was issued and dividends of
$ 6,600 were paid during the year. What is the amount of net income
for the year?
| Solution: | ||||
| Net income for the year = $32,400 | ||||
| Working Notes: | ||||
| At Beginning of year | ||||
| Equity = Assets - Liabilities | ||||
| =230,000 - 96,000 =134,000 | ||||
| At Beginning of year Equity | 134,000 | |||
| At the End of the year | ||||
| Equity = Assets - Liabilities | ||||
| =261,000 - 78,200 =182,800 | ||||
| At the End of the year Equity | 182,800 | |||
| Hence, | ||||
| Addition to Equity during the Year = At the End of the year Equity - At Beginning of year Equity | ||||
| =182,800-134,000 | ||||
| =48,800 | ||||
| Now | ||||
| Calculation of Net Income | ||||
| Addition to Equity during the Year | 48,800 | |||
| Less: | Common stock issued during the year | 23,000 | ||
| Add: | Dividend paid during the year | 6,600 | ||
| Net income for the year | 32,400 | |||
| Please feel free to ask if anything about above solution in comment section of the question. | ||||