Question

The Baldwin company currently has the following balances on their balance sheet: Assets $180,506 Common Stock $11,365 Retained earnings $92,472 Suppose next year the Baldwin Company generates $20,000 in net profit, pays $10,000 in dividends, assets change to $151,000, and common stock remains unchanged. What must their total liabilities be next year?

Answer 1

Answer:

The total liabilities for the next year amount to 37163 $.

Explanation:

To calculate the liability we will use the simple equation given below.

Asset-equity=liability

Assets-RE=Liability

                        Current year      Change*        Next Year

Assets                  180,506.00    29,506.00        151,000.00  

Common Stock   (11,365.00)         0               (11,365.00)

Retain Earning  (92,472.00)  (10,000.00)      (102,472.00)

Liability- BaL figure   76,669.00                           37,163.00  

   

*Retain earning= Net profit- dividend  

Hence balancing figure that is 37,163 dollars is liabilty for next year,