televisions, and projectors. The following is Dell's (simplified) statement of financial position from a recent year: Assume
Question:
televisions, and projectors. The following is Dell's (simplified) statement of financial position from a recent year:
Assume that the following transactions (in millions of dollars) occurred in the remainder of fiscal year 2010 (ending on February 2, 2010):
a. Issued additional shares for \(\$ 200\) in cash.
b. Borrowed \(\$ 30\) from banks; due in two years.
c. Purchased additional investments for \(\$ 13,000\) cash; one-fifth were long term and the rest were short term.
d. Purchased property, plant, and equipment; paid \(\$ 875\) in cash and \(\$ 1,410\) with additional long-term bank loans.
e. Lent \(\$ 250\) to associated companies that signed a six-month note.
f. Sold short-term investments costing \(\$ 10,000\) for \(\$ 10,000\) cash.
Required:
1) Prepare a journal entry for each transaction.
2) Create T-accounts for each item on the statement of financial position and include the January 30, 2009, balances. Post each journal entry to the appropriate T-accounts.
3) Prepare a statement of financial position for Dell based on the T-account ending balances at February 2, 2010 4) Compute Dell's debt-to-equity ratio for fiscal year 2010. What does this suggest about the company?
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Financial Accounting
ISBN: 9780070001497
4th Canadian Edition
Authors: Patricia A. Libby, Daniel Short, George Kanaan, Maureen Libby Gowing, Robert Libby