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Jul 14, 2008, 05:30 PM
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The accounting equation
I need to fill in the blanks for 4 cases.
Total Assets, end of period $40,000
Total Liabilities, end of period $??
Capital Stock, end of period $10,000
Retained Earnings, beginning of period $15,000
Net Income for the period $8,000
Dividens for the period $2,000
Total Assets, end of period $??
Total Liabilities, end of period $ 15,000
Capital Stock, end of period $5,000
Retained Earnings, beginning of period $8,000
Net Income for the period $7,000
Dividens for the period $1,000
Total Assets, end of period $75,000
Total Liabilities, end of period $ 25,000
Capital Stock, end of period $20,000
Retained Earnings, beginning of period $10,000
Net Income for the period $??
Dividens for the period $3,000
Total Assets, end of period $50,000
Total Liabilities, end of period $ 10,000
Capital Stock, end of period $ 15,000
Retained Earnings, beginning of period $20,000
Net Income for the period $9,000
Dividens for the period $??
Thanks so much in advance for your help! I have been working on this for the last couple hours and am totally clueless. I do know that it related to the accounting equation.
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Junior Member
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Jul 14, 2008, 11:11 PM
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Here's the equation you need to use.
Total Assets = Total Liabilities + Capital Stock + (Retained Earnings+Net Income - Dividends)
I'll give you a similar case:
Total Assets, end of period $15,000
Total Liabilities, end of period $?
Capital Stock, end of period $ 5,000
Retained Earnings, beginning of period $4,000
Net Income for the period $3,000
Dividens for the period $2,000
Based on the equation:
Total Assets = Total Liabilities + Capital Stock + (Retained Earnings+Net Income - Dividends)
15,000 = X(unknown) + 5,000 + (4,000 + 3,000 - 2,000)
15,000 = X + 5,000 + (5,000)
15,000 = X + 10,000
15,000 - 10,000 = X
X = 5,000
Total Liabilities, end of period $ 5,000
Use the equation in the cases you gave and please tell us your answer.
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New Member
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Jul 15, 2008, 07:20 AM
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Case 1
40,000= x + 10,000 + (15,000+8,000-2,000)
40,000=x + 10,000+(21,000)
40,000=x+31,000
x=9,000
Case 2
x=15,000+5,000+(8,000+7,000-1,000)
x=15,000+5,000+14,000
x=34,000
Case 3
75,000=25,000+20,000+(10,000+ x -3,000)
75,000=45,000+7,000+x
75,000=52,000+x
x=23,000
Case 4
50,000=10,000+15,000+(20,000+9,000-x)
50,000=25,000+(29,000-x)
50,000=54,000-x
x=4,000
Thanks so much for giving me the equation to solve this!! I struggled with this for so long. Did I apply the equation to my cases correctly?
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Junior Member
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Jul 15, 2008, 08:32 AM
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Congratulations! :) They are all correct!
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New Member
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Jul 15, 2008, 08:49 AM
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Yay!! :D
Thank you so much!!
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