Matchstix was started on January 1, Year 1.

Year 1 Transactions
1. Acquired $50,000 cash by issuing common stock.
2. Earned $24,000 of revenue on account.
3. On October 1, Year 1, borrowed $22,000 cash from the local bank.
4. Incurred $10,500 of operating expenses on account.
5. Collected $7,000 cash from accounts receivable.
6. Paid $3,500 cash to pay off a portion of the accounts payable.
7. On December 31, Year 1, Matchstix recognized accrued interest expense. The note had a one-year term and a 6 percent annual interest rate.

Year 2 Transactions
1. Collected cash for the remaining balance in accounts receivable.
2. Paid cash to settle the remaining balance of accounts payable.
3. On September 30, Year 2, recognized accrued interest expense.
4. On September 30, Year 2, paid cash to settle the balance of the interest payable account.
5. On September 30, Year 2, paid cash to settle the notes payable.

Required
a. Record the events for Year 1 and Year 2 in an accounting equation. At the end of Year 1, total the columns to determine the Year 1 account balances. The Year 1 ending balances become the Year 2 beginning balances. At the end of Year 2, total the columns to determine the ending account balances for Year 2.
b. Prepare an income statement, a statement of changes in stockholders’ equity, a balance sheet, and a statement of cash flows for Year 1 and Year 2.
c. If the company were liquidated at the end of Year 2, how much cash would be distributed to creditors? How much cash would be distributed to investors?