Accounting: Tools for Business Decision Making, 5th Edition

Published by Wiley
ISBN 10: 1118128168
ISBN 13: 978-1-11812-816-9

Chapter 2 - A Further Look at Financial Statements - Exercises - Page 78: E2-2

Answer

Legend: Current Assets (CA) Long-term Investments (LTI) Property, Plant, and Equipment (PPE) Intangible Assets (IA) Current Liabilities (CL) Long-term Liabilities (LTL) Stockholder's Equity (SE) =========================== Prepaid Advertising: CA Equipment: PPE Trademark: IA Salaries Payable: CL Income Taxes Payable: CL Retained Earnings: CA Accounts Receivable: CA Land (for future use): LTI Patents: IA Bonds Payable: LTL Common Stock: SE Accumulated Depreciation - Equipment: PPE Unearned Sales Revenue: CL Inventory: CA

Work Step by Step

Prepaid Advertising: Advertising that has been paid for in advance in exchange for assets. Equipment: Always included in "Property, Plant, and *Equipment*" Trademark: Intangible assets are non-physical/intellectual items still classified as assets. Salaries Payable: Salaries are paid within a business year and are a current liability. Income Taxes Payable: Income taxes are paid within a business year and are a current liability. Retained Earnings: Retained Earnings are included in Stockholder's Equity on a balance sheet, and represent the return on shares from the previous year/month ended. Accounts Receivable: Accounts Receivable is a current asset because money is owed to a business and is paid within the year ended. Land (for future use): Marked "for future use", this is a long-term investment because the land was purchased for operations exceeding one year. Patents: Intangible assets are non-physical/intellectual items still classified as assets. Bonds Payable: Bonds are typically payed out over a long period of time by a business/company to its creditors, which makes this a long-term liability. Common Stock: Included in Stockholder's Equity on a balance sheet, and is the amount paid out in dividends to shareholders, classifying it as SE. Accumulated Depreciation - Equipment: Included in PPE under Assets, this amount is deducted from current assets and serves as a "contra-asset". Unearned Sales Revenue: Revenue that has not been earned means a service has been paid for but has not been fulfilled, making it a current liability. Inventory: Any inventory owned by a business or company is a current asset because it includes all goods, retail items, etc. that a company has at the end of a business year.
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