Answer:
1. Which amount related to this purchase should be recorded in the accounting records?
According to the historical cost principle, assets must be recorded at their original purchase price, only accumulated depreciation can adjust their value.
2. The resources owned by a business are its _____.
Assets are all the resources a business uses to carry out their normal business activities and operations.
3. The rights and claims of creditors on a company's assets are represented by _____.
Liabilities represent all the debts that a company has.
4. Which element of the accounting equation represents the rights of owners?
Equity refers to the part of a company owned by its stockholders or owners. A company can finance itself through all equity, or it can have a mixed financing structure with equity and debt (liabilities). The investment made by the owners of a company is represented by the equity part of the balance sheet.
Answer: $164,300
Explanation:
Cash payments to stockholders shows the total amount that the shareholders of a company got during the year. It includes the money owed to them at the start of the year in addition to cash paid during the year.
= Beginning dividends payable + Dividends for the year - Ending dividends
= 43,200 + 160,000 - 38,900
= $164,300
Answer:
Inventory at year-end: 344,000
Explanation:
The inventory should add the purchased goods from Pelzer as the possesion is transfer at shipping point.
The sales units to Alvarez should also be included as teh transfer is not complete yet. The term on this transaction are at destination.
Total inventory in transit: 28,940 + 39,800 = 68,740
on hand: $ 275,260
in-transit: $<u> 68, 740 </u>
Total: $ 344,000
Answer:
Date General Ledger Debit Credit
May 24 Accounts Receivable-Old Town Café $18,450
Sales $18,450
Cost of goods sold $11,000
Inventory $11,000
Sept. 30 Cash $6,000
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts $12,450
Accounts Receivable-Old Town Cafe $18,450
Dec. 7 Accounts Receivable-Old Town Cafe $12,450
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts $12,450
Cash $12,450
Accounts Receivable-Old Town Cafe $12,450
Answer:
The endowment fund is not satisfied with the advisor's performance
Explanation:
Judging from a nominal interest rate perspective where return expected of an investment comprises of real rate of return and an extra return which is a compensation for inflation rate in the economy,the endowment fund is not satisfied with performance of the advisor.
The satisfactory rate of return that would be expected of the advisor is computed below:
nominal interest rate=real rate+inflation rate
real rate is 8.2%
inflation rate is 2.9%
nominal interest rate=8.2%+2.9%
=11.10%
