The Bryant Corporation was started during $2019.$ Since then some of its accounting information was lost and although

some that data is missing, a comparative report of year$-$end account balances appears below. All numbers are as of

December ${31}^{st}$ unless noted otherwise.

Required:

a$.$ Prepare an income statement, statement of retained earnings and a balance sheet for each year and determine the

missing values.

b$.$ During January of $2024,$ the company had the following transactions:

Jan. $1$ Paid rent of $$1,500$ for the month

Jan. $3$ Sold services to customers for $$15,600$ on account

Jan. $6$ Borrowed $$3,000$ from a bank

Jan. $8$ Purchased $$800$ of equipment on account

Jan. $12$ Paid $$450$ owed to suppliers for equipment previously purchased on account

Jan. $18$ Paid $$475$ for advertising

Jan. $23$ Dividend of $$300$ is paid to the owner

Jan. $28$ Received $$600$ from customers on account

Jan. $29$ Purchased $$200$ of supplies on account

Jan. $30$ Paid utility bill of $$360$ for the month

Jan. $31$ Paid employee payroll of $$4,200$

Jan. $31$ Supplies still on hand were reported at $$410$

Prepare a tabular analysis for January, record the transactions and then prepare a statement of cash flows, income

statement, statement of retained earnings and balance sheet for the company.

c$.$ Assess the company's comparative results for the two$-$year and one$-$month period from the perspective of a bank and

then from the perspective of an investor $($i$.$e$.$ did things get better or worse from those perspectives and why$).$ If you

were a bank would you lend the company more money? If you were an investor would you consider investing more

money in the company? Briefly explain your decisions.