The year-end financial statements of Grunewald Company contained the following elements and corresponding amounts. Assets = $21,600; Common Stock = $5,000; Revenue = $11,500; Dividends = $680; Beginning Retained Earnings = $3,995; Ending Retained Earnings = $6,485.
The amount of liabilities reported on the end-of-period balance sheet was? and
Based on this information, the amount of expenses on Grunewald's income statement was? |
Solution: | ||||
The amount of liabilities reported on the end-of-period balance sheet = $10,115 | ||||
Expense = $8,3330 | ||||
Working Notes: | ||||
Assets = Liabilities + Common Stock + Ending Retained Earnings | ||||
$21,600 = Liabilities + $5,000 + $6,485 | ||||
Liabilities = $21,600 - $5,000 -$6,485 | ||||
Liabilities = $10,115 | ||||
Beginning retained earnings + Revenue - Expenses - Dividends = Ending retained earnings | ||||
$3,995 + $11,500 - Expenses - $680 = $6,485 | ||||
Expenses = $3,995 + $11,500 -$6,485 - $680 =8,330 | ||||
Expenses = $8,330 | ||||
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