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Accounting Balance Sheet?


Identify where each balance sheet item belongs:
A. Current assets H. Non current liabilities
B. Investments I. Capital stock
C .Property Plant, Equipment J. Add’l paid in capital
D. Other revenues K. Cost of goods sold
E. Intangible assets L. Retained earnings
F. Current liabilities M. Revenues
G. Other assets
Required:
Indicate where the following items would be classified on the balance sheet.
1. Common stock 11. Stock owned in affiliated co.
2. Sinking fund to retire debt 12. Land held for future plant site.
3. Accounts receivable 13. Premium on common stock
4. Inventory 14. Copyrights
5. Prepaid insurance 15. Unearned revenues
6. Accumulated depreciation 16. Accrued interest on note receivable.
7. Bond payable 17. Cash
8. Wages payable 18. Trade accounts payable
9. Machinery no longer in use 19. Current portion of long term debt
10. Allowance for doubtful accounts 20. Goodwill

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Accounting Help Please?


1. Hamilton Company has cash in bank of $10,000, restricted cash in a separate account of $3,000, and a bank overdraft in an account at another bank of $1,000. Hamilton should report cash of
$9,000
$10,000
$12,000
$13,000
2. What is the preferable presentation of accounts receivable from officers, employees, or affiliated companies on a balance sheet?
As offsets to capital.
By means of footnotes only.
As assets but separately from other receivables.
As trade notes and accounts receivable if they otherwise qualify as current assets.
3.
If a company purchases merchandise on terms of 1/10, n/30, the cash discount available is equivalent to what effective annual rate of interest (assuming a 360-day year)?
1%
12%
18%
30%
4. Holtzman Corporation had a 1/1/07 balance in the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts of $10,000. During 2007, it wrote off $7,200 of accounts and collected $2,100 on accounts previously written off. The balance in Accounts Receivable was $200,000 at 1/1 and $240,000 at 12/31. At 12/31/07, Holtzman estimates that 5% of accounts receivable will prove to be uncollectible. What is Bad Debt Expense for 2007?
$2,000.
$7,100.
$9,200.
$12,000.
5.
On December 31, 2007, Eller Corporation sold for $75,000 an old machine having an original cost of $135,000 and a book value of $60,000. The terms of the sale were as follows:
$15,000 down payment
$30,000 payable on December 31 each of the next two years
The agreement of sale made no mention of interest; however, 9% would be a fair rate for this type of transaction. What should be the amount of the notes receivable net of the unamortized discount on December 31, 2007 rounded to the nearest dollar? (The present value of an ordinary annuity of 1 at 9% for 2 years is 1.75911.)
$52,773.
$67,773.
$60,000.
$105,546.
6. On January 1, 2006, Marr Co. exchanged equipment for a $400,000 zero-interest-bearing note due on January 1, 2009. The prevailing rate of interest for a note of this type at January 1, 2006 was 10%. The present value of $1 at 10% for three periods is 0.75. What amount of interest revenue should be included in Marr’s 2007 income statement?
$0
$30,000
$33,000
$40,000
7. Which of the following is true when accounts receivable are factored without recourse?
The transaction may be accounted for either as a secured borrowing or as a sale, depending upon the substance of the transaction.
The receivables are used as collateral for a promissory note issued to the factor by the owner of the receivables.
The factor assumes the risk of collectibility and absorbs any credit losses in collecting the receivables.
The financing cost (interest expense) should be recognized ratably over the collection period of the receivables.
8. Nottingham Corporation had accounts receivable of $100,000 at 1/1. The only transactions affecting accounts receivable were sales of $900,000 and cash collections of $850,000. The accounts receivable turnover is
6.0
6.6
7.2
9.0
9.
In preparing its August 31, 2007 bank reconciliation, Adel Corp. has available the follow-ing information:
Balance per bank statement, 8/31/07 $21,650
Deposit in transit, 8/31/07 3,900
Return of customer’s check for insufficient funds, 8/30/07 600
Outstanding checks, 8/31/07 2,750
Bank service charges for August 100
At August 31, 2007, Adel’s correct cash balance is
$22,800
$22,200
$22,100
$20,500
10. The cash account shows a balance of $45,000 before reconciliation. The bank statement does not include a deposit of $2,300 made on the last day of the month. The bank statement shows a collection by the bank of $940 and a customer’s check for $320 was returned because it was NSF. A customer’s check for $450 was recorded on the books as $540, and a check written for $79 was recorded as $97. The correct balance in the cash account was
$45,512.
$45,548.
$45,728.
$47,848.

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