The following information was taken from the records of Silver Hill Corporation:
Total assets, beginning of the year $25,000
Total liabilities, beginning of the year 9,000
Dividends declared and paid during the year 7,500
Total assets, end of the year 27,000
Total liabilities, end of the year 9,500
Revenues earned during the year 11,000
Stock issued during the year 2,500
What were Silver Hill’s total expenses for the year?
a. $4,500
b. $6,500
c. $8,500
d. $17,500
e. none of the above
Stockholder’s equity at the beginning of the year
= Total assets, beginning of the year - Total liabilities, beginning of the year
= $25,000 - $9,000
= $16,000
Stockholder’s equity at the end of the year
= Total assets, end of the year - Total liabilities, end of the year
= $27,000 - $9,500
= $17,500
Now,
Opening Stockholder’s equity + Stock issued during the year + Net Income - Dividends declared and paid during the year = Closing Stockholder’s equity
So, $16,000 + $2,500 + Net Income - $7,500 = $17,500
So, Net Income = $17,500 + $7,500 - $16,000 - $2,500
= $6,500
Now,
Net Income = Total Revenues – Total Expenses
So, $6,500 = $11,000 - Total Expenses
So, Total Expenses = $11,000 - $6,500
= $4,500
So, as per above calculations, option a is the correct option
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