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  • Sep 19, 2007, 05:56 PM
    Jaylee777
    Missing item on balance sheet
    :eek: I need to find out what the net worth is on the beginning year
    This is the problem below
    Beginning of the year:
    Assets:
    Liabilities: $120.000
    End of year:
    Assets: $248.000
    Liabilities: $136.000

    Additional Investments: 40.000

    Withdrawls: 60.000

    Revenues: 112.000
    Expenses: 128.000

    I need to find out what the missing number is for assets for the beginning of the year
    Thanks[/B]
  • Sep 20, 2007, 10:23 PM
    CaptainForest
    End of Year Equity must be 248,000 – 136,000 = 112,000

    What is the Opening Equity? Who know, but we can calculate it.

    Net Income for the year is 112,000 – 128,000 = -16,000 (so a net loss)

    Also there were investments of 40,000

    Also there were drawings of 60,000

    Therefore….

    Beginning Equity
    - Net Loss
    + Investments
    - Drawings
    = Ending Inventory

    Beginning Equity - Net Loss + Investments – Drawings = Ending Inventory
    Beginning Equity – 16,000 + 40,000 – 60,000 = 112,000
    Beginning Equity = 148,000

    The question is what are beginning assets?

    Well, Assets = Liabilities + Equity
    So since equity is 148,000 and liabilities were 120,000, assets must have been 268,000

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