Question

(TCO D) The following balance sheet was prepared by the bookkeeper for Stripes Company as of December 31, 201X Stripes Company Balance Sheet as of December 31, 201X is as follows.

Cash	$ 80,000	Accounts payable	$ 75,000
Accounts receivable (net)	52,200	Long-term liabilities	100,000
Inventories	57,000	Stockholders' equity	218,500
Investments	76,300
Equipment (net)	96,000
Patents
	$393,500		$393,500

The following additional information is provided.
(1) Cash includes the cash surrender value of a life insurance policy $12,000 and a bank overdraft of $2,500 has been deducted.
(2) The net accounts receivable balance includes

(a) accounts receivable debit balances $58,000;
(b) accounts receivable $2,000; and
(c) allowance for doubtful accounts $3,800.

(3) Inventories do not include goods costing $3,000 shipped out on consignment. Receivables of $3,000 were recorded on these goods.
(4) Investments include investments in common stock, trading $13,000, available-for-sale $48,300, and franchises $15,000.
(5) Equipment costing $5,000 with accumulated depreciation $4,000 is no longer used and is held for sale. Accumulated depreciation on the other equipment is $40,000.

Instructions:
Prepare a balance sheet in good form (stockholders' equity details can be omitted).

Answer 1

Solution:

As the given balance sheet is not matching and amount of Patents is missing, so first it will be calculated:

= Total of assets – Cash-Accounts receivable (net) - Inventories-Investments-Equipment (net)

= $ 393,500 - 80,000- 52,200-57,000-76,300-96,000

= $ 32,000

STRIPES COMPANY
BALANCE SHEET
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 201X
ASSETS	AMOUNT ($)	LIABILITIES & STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY	AMOUNT ($)
Current Assets		Current liabilities
Cash (WN 1)	70,500	Accounts payable (WN 6)	77,000
Trading securities	13,000	Bank overdraft	2,500
Accounts receivable (WN 2)$ 55,000 Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts                                 : $ 3,800	51,200
Inventories (WN 3)	60,000
Equipment held for sale (WN 4)	1,000
Total Current Assets	195,700	Total current liabilities	79,500
Investments		Long-term liabilities	100,000
Available-for-sale securities	48,300
Cash surrender value (life insurance policy)	12,000
Total Investments	60,300	Total Liabilities	179,500
Property, plant, and equipment		Stockholders’ equity	218,500
Equipment (WN 5)   : $ 135,000
Less: Accumulated depreciation                                                : $ 40,000	95,000
Intangible assets
Patents	32,000
Franchises	15,000
Total intangible assets	47,000
TOTAL ASSETS	398,000	TOTAL LIABILITIES & STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY	398,000

                                                                                                                                                                                   

Working notes (WN):

1. Cash correct amount

= Given cash balance - Cash surrender value of a life insurance policy + Bank overdraft deducted

= $ 80,000 - $12,000 + $2,500

=$ 70,500

2. Accounts receivable correct amount

=Accounts receivable debit balances - Receivables of goods shipped out on consignment wrongly included

=$58,000 - $3,000

= $ 55,000

3. Inventories correct amount

= Given inventories balance - Goods shipped out on consignment wrongly included in Receivables

= $ 57,000 + $ 3,000

= $ 60,000

4. Equipment held for sale

= Cost - Accumulated depreciation

= $ 5,000 - $ 4,000

= $ 1,000

It can alternatively be shown as another asset.

5. Equipment correct amount

= Given equipment balance (net) + Accumulated depreciation – Cost of equipment no longer used and held for sale + Accumulated depreciation of equipment no longer used and held for sale)

= $ 96,000 + $ 40,000 – $ 5,000 + $ 4,000

= $ 135,000

6. Accounts payable

= Given accounts payable balance + Accounts receivable—credit balances

= $ 75,000 + $ 2,000

= $ 77,000