The accounting records of Faviana Shipping show the following assets and liabilities as of December 31, 2008,
Question:
Late in December 2009, the business purchased a small office building and land for $205,080. It paid $120,000 cash toward the purchase and an $85,080 note payable was signed for the balance. Ms. Faviana had to invest $34,000 cash in the business (in exchange for stock) to enable it to pay the $120,000 cash. The business also pays $2,400 cash per month for dividends.
Required
1. Prepare balance sheets for the business as of December 31, 2008, and 2009. (Hint: Report only total equity on the balance sheet and remember that total equity equals the difference between assets and liabilities.)
2. By comparing equity amounts from the balance sheets and using the additional information presented in this problem, prepare a calculation to show how much net income was earned by the business during 2009.
3. Compute the 2009 year-end debt ratio for thebusiness.
Balance sheet is a statement of the financial position of a business that list all the assets, liabilities, and owner’s equity and shareholder’s equity at a particular point of time. A balance sheet is also called as a “statement of financial...
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