Bruce Bajaj recently opened a law office on March 1, which operates as a sole proprietorship. The name of the new entity is Bruce Bajaj, Attorney. Bajaj experienced the following events during the organizing phase of the new business and its first month of operation, March 2025. Some of the events were personal and did not affect the law practice. Others were business transactions and should be accounted for by the business.

Requirements 

1. Analyze the effects of the preceding events on the accounting equation of Bruce Bajaj, Attorney. Use a format similar to Exhibit F:1-5.
2. Prepare the following financial statements:

a. Income statement for the month ended March 31, 2025.

b. Statement of owner’s equity for the month ended March 31, 2025.

c. Balance sheet as of March 31, 2025.

d. Statement of cash flows for the month ended March 31, 2025.
3. Calculate Bruce Bajaj, Attorney’s return on assets. Round to the nearest whole percent.

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Mar. 1 Bajaj sold a personal investment in Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) stock, receiving $31,000 cash. 2 Deposited the $31,000 cash from the sale of the Amazon.com stock in a personal bank account. 3 Deposited $89,000 cash in a new business bank account titled Bruce Bajaj, Attorney. The business gave capital to Bajaj. 5 7 Paid $400 cash for supplies. Purchased computer for the law office, agreeing to pay the account, $9,300, within three months. 9 Received $2,000 cash from customers for services rendered. 15 Received bill from The Lawyer for magazine subscription, $120. (Use Miscellaneous Expense account.) 23 Finished court hearings on behalf of a client and submitted a bill for legal services, $13,500, on account. 28 Paid bill from The Lawyer. 30 Paid utilities, $1,200. 31 31 Received $3,000 cash from clients billed on March 23. Bajaj withdrew cash of $2,000.