Accounting, Analysis, and Principles William Murray achieved one of his life-long dreams by opening his own business, The Caddie Shack Driving Range, on May 1, 2015. He invested $20,000 of his own savings in the business. He paid $6,000 cash to have a small building constructed to house the operations and spent $800 on golf clubs, golf balls, and yardage signs. Murray leased 4 acres of land at a cost of $1,000 per month. (He paid the first month’s rent in cash.) During the first month, advertising costs totaled $750, of which $150 was unpaid at the end of the month. Murray paid his three nephews $400 for retrieving golf balls. He deposited in the company’s bank account all revenues from customers ($4,700). On May 15, Murray withdrew $800 in cash for personal use.

On May 31, the company received a utility bill for $100 but did not immediately pay it. On May 31, the balance in the company bank account was $15,100.

Murray is feeling pretty good about results for the first month, but his estimate of profitability ranges from a loss of $4,900 to a profit of $2,450.

Accounting Prepare a statement of financial position at May 31, 2015. (Murray appropriately records any depreciation expense on a quarterly basis.) How could Murray have determined that the business operated at a profit of

$2,450? How could Murray conclude that the business operated at a loss of $4,900?

Analysis Assume Murray has asked you to become a partner in his business. Under the partnership agreement, after paying him $10,000, you would share equally in all future profits. Which of the two income measures above would be more useful in deciding whether to become a partner? Explain.

Principles What is income according to IFRS? What concepts do the differences in the three income measures for The Caddie Shack Driving Range illustrate?