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Question: Use the following information to compute profit


Use the following information to compute profit margin for each separate company a through e.
Net Income Net Sales
a. $ 4,361 $ 44,500
b. 97,706 398,800
c. 111,281 257,000
d. $65,646 $1,458,800
e. 80,132 435,500
Which of the five companies is the most profitable according to the profit margin ratio? Interpret that company’s profit margin ratio.



> Determine the missing amount from each of the separate situations a, b, and c below. B Assets Liabilities Equity (a) $ ? (b) (c) $ 20,000 34,000 $ 45,000 ? 100,000 154,000 4 40,000

> a. Barga Company purchases $20,000 of equipment on January 1, 2015. The equipment is expected to last five years and be worth $2,000 at the end of that time. Prepare the entry to record one year’s depreciation expense of $3,600 for the equipment as of De

> a. On July 1, 2015, Lopez Company paid $1,200 for six months of insurance coverage. No adjustments have been made to the Prepaid Insurance account, and it is now December 31, 2015. Prepare the journal entry to reflect expiration of the insurance as of De

> a. Total assets of Charter Company equal $700,000 and its equity is $420,000. What is the amount of its liabilities? b. Total assets of Martin Marine equal $500,000 and its liabilities and equity amounts are equal to each other. What is the amount of its

> Complete the following table with either a yes or no regarding the attributes of a proprietorship, partnership and corporation. Attribute Present Proprietorship Partnership Corporation I. Business taxed.. 2. Business entity.. 3. Logal entity ..

> Selected financial information of Banji Company for the year ended December 31, 2015, follows. Required Prepare the 2015 statement of cash flows for Banji Company. Cash from investing activities $1,600 Net increase in cash 400 Cash from financing act

> Following is selected financial information of Audi Company for the year ended December 31, 2015. Required Prepare the 2015 statement of owner’s equity for Audi Company. A. Audi, Capital, Dec. 31, 2015 $47,000 A. Audi, Withdrawals

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> Selected financial information for Solar Company for the year ended December 31, 2015, follows. Required Prepare the 2015 income statement for Solar Company. Expenses ..... $40,000 Revenues $68,000 Net income $28,000 .... ... .... ...

> The following is selected financial information for Edison Energy Company for the year ended December 31, 2015: revenues, $55,000; expenses, $40,000; net income, $15,000. Required Prepare the 2015 calendar-year income statement for Edison Energy Company

> The following is selected financial information for Safari Company as of December 31, 2015. Required Prepare the balance sheet for Safari Company as of December 31, 2015. Liabilities $64,000 Equity $50,000 Assets $114,000 ....... .....

> During the year, a company recorded prepayments of expenses in asset accounts, and cash receipts of unearned revenues in liability accounts. At the end of its annual accounting period, the company must make three adjusting entries: (1) accrue salaries e

> The following is selected financial information for Armani Company as of December 31, 2015: liabilities, $44,000; equity, $46,000; assets, $90,000. Required Prepare the balance sheet for Armani Company as of December 31, 2015.

> Refer to Samsung’s 2013 balance sheet in Appendix A near the end of the book. Confirm that its total assets equal its total liabilities plus total equity. Samsung’s 2013 Balance Sheet from Appendix A: / Samsun

> Identify the dollar amounts of Google’s 2013 assets, liabilities, and equity as reported in its statements in Appendix A near the end of the book. Google’s 2013 Statements from Appendix A: // Google Inc. CONS

> Refer to the financial statements of Apple in Appendix A near the end of the book. To what level of significance are dollar amounts rounded? What time period does its income statement cover? Financial Statements from Appendix A: Apple Inc. CONSO

> Use the information in Exercise 1-15 (if completed, you can also use your solution to Exercise 1-16) to prepare an October 31 balance sheet for Ernst Consulting. Data from Exercise 1-15 Cash $11,360 Cash withdrawals by owner $ 2,000 .... ... ....

> Use the information in Exercise 1-15 to prepare an October statement of owner’s equity for Ernst Consulting. Data from Exercise 1-15 Cash $11,360 Cash withdrawals by owner $ 2,000 .... ... .... Accounts recelvable 14,000 Consultin

> On October 1, Ebony Ernst organized Ernst Consulting; on October 3, the owner contributed $84,000 in assets to launch the business. On October 31, the company’s records show the following items and amounts. Use this information to prepa

> Swiss Group reports net income of $40,000 for 2015. At the beginning of 2015, Swiss Group had $200,000in assets. By the end of 2015, assets had grown to $300,000. What is Swiss Group’s 2015 return on assets? How would you assess its performance if compet

> Compute Chavez Company’s current ratio using the following information. Long-term notes payable Office supplies. Accounts receivable $18,000 $21,000 .... .. ...... Accounts payable I1,000 2,800 Buildings 45,000 3,560 Prepaid insura

> Heineken N.V., which is a global brewer domiciled in the Netherlands, reports the following balance sheet accounts for the year ended December 31, 2013 (euro in millions). Prepare the balance sheet for this company as of December 31, 2013, following the

> The following selected information is taken from the work sheet for Warton Company as of December 31, 2015. Using this information, determine the amount for B. Warton, Capital, that should be reported on its December 31, 2015, balance sheet. Balance

> Review the balance sheet of Google in Appendix A. Identify the amount for property and equipment. What adjusting entry is necessary (no numbers required) for this account when preparing financial statements? Google Balance Sheet from Appendix A: Go

> BMW Group, one of Europe’s largest manufacturers, reports the following income statement accounts for the year ended December 31, 2013 (euros in millions). Revenues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . €68,821 Cost of sa

> Damita Company reported net income of $48,025 and net sales of $425,000 for the current year. Calculate the company’s profit margin and interpret the result. Assume that its competitors earn an average profit margin of 15%.

> Molly Mocha employs one college student every summer in her coffee shop. The student works the five weekdays and is paid on the following Monday. (For example, a student who works Monday through Friday, June 1 through June 5, is paid for that work on Mon

> The following information is taken from Camara Company’s unadjusted and adjusted trial balances. Given this information, which of the following is likely included among its adjusting entries? a. A $400 debit to Insurance Expense and a

> Hawk Company records prepaid assets and unearned revenues in balance sheet accounts. The following information was used to prepare adjusting entries for the company as of August 31, the end of the company’s fiscal year. a. The company has earned $6,000 i

> In a recent year’s financial statements, Home Depot reported the following results. Compute and interpret Home Depot’s return on assets (assume competitors average an 8.0% return on assets). Sales ………………………………………….………….. $$67,997 million  Net Income

> If a company recorded accrued salaries expense of $500 at the end of its fiscal year, what reversing entry could be made? When would it be made?

> On December 31, 2014, Yates Co. prepared an adjusting entry for $12,000 of earned but unrecorded management fees. On January 16, 2015, Yates received $26,700 cash in management fees, which included the accrued fees earned in 2014. Assuming the company us

> In its first year of operations, Roma Co. earned $45,000 in revenues and received $37,000 cash from these customers. The company incurred expenses of $25,500 but had not paid $5,250 of them at year-end. The company also prepaid $6,750 cash for costs that

> Use the following information from the Adjustments columns of a 10-column work sheet to prepare the necessary adjusting journal entries (a) through (e). A B E K Balance Sheet and Statement of Owner's Equity 1 Unadjusted Income Adjusted Trial Balance

> The following two events occurred for Trey Co. on October 31, 2015, the end of its fiscal year. a. Trey rents a building from its owner for $2,800 per month. By a prearrangement, the company delayed paying October’s rent until November 5. On this date, t

> Calculate the current ratio in each of the following separate cases (round the ratio to two decimals). Identify the company case with the strongest liquidity position. (These cases represent competing companies in the same industry.) Current Assets

> Use the information in the adjusted trial balance reported in Exercise 4-11 to compute the current ratio as of the balance sheet date (round the ratio to two decimals). Interpret the current ratio for the Wilson Trucking Company. (Assume that the industr

> Use the information in the adjusted trial balance reported in Exercise 4-11 to prepare Wilson Trucking Company’s classified balance sheet as of December 31, 2015. Adjusted Trial Balance Report from Exercise 4-11: Account Title Deb

> Use the following adjusted trial balance of Wilson Trucking Company to prepare the (1) income statement and (2) statement of owner’s equity for the year ended December 31, 2015. The K. Wilson, Capital account balance is $175,000 at De

> The adjusted trial balance for Salon Marketing Co. follows. Complete the four right-most columns of the table by first entering information for the four closing entries (keyed 1 through 4) and second by completing the post-closing trial balance. Adj

> Adidas AG reports the following balance sheet accounts for the year ended December 31, 2013 (euros in millions). Prepare the balance sheet for this company as of December 31, 2013, following usual IFRS practices. Tangible and other assets € 304 Inta

> Following are two income statements for Alexis Co. for the year ended December 31. The left column is prepared before any adjusting entries are recorded, and the right column includes the effects of adjusting entries. The company records cash receipts an

> For each of the following separate cases, prepare adjusting entries required of financial statements for the year ended (date of) December 31, 2015. (Assume that prepaid expenses are initially recorded in asset accounts and that fees collected in advance

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> Prepare adjusting journal entries for the year ended (date of) December 31, 2015, for each of these separate situations. Assume that prepaid expenses are initially recorded in asset accounts. Also assume that fees collected in advance of work are initial

> The following three separate situations require adjusting journal entries to prepare financial statements as of April 30. For each situation, present both the April 30 adjusting entry and the subsequent entry during May to record the payment of the accru

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> Costanza Company experienced the following events and transactions during July. July 1 Received $3,000 cash in advance of performing work for Vivian Solana. 6 Received $7,500 cash in advance of performing work for Iris Haru. 12 Completed the job for Sol

> Ricardo Construction began operations on December 1. In setting up its accounting procedures, the company decided to debit expense accounts when it prepays its expenses and to credit revenue accounts when customers pay for services in advance. Prepare jo

> Prepare general journal entries to record the transactions below for Spade Company by using the following accounts: Cash; Accounts Receivable; Office Supplies; Office Equipment; Accounts Payable; K. Spade, Capital; K. Spade, Withdrawals; Fees Earned; and

> Prepare general journal entries for the following transactions of a new company called Pose-for-Pics. Aug. 1 Madison Harris, the owner, invested $6,500 cash and $33,500 of photography equipment in the company. 2 The company paid $2,100 cash for an insu

> Groro Co. bills a client $62,000 for services provided and agrees to accept the following three items in full payment: (1) $10,000 cash, (2) computer equipment worth $80,000, and (3) to assume responsibility for a $28,000 note payable related to the c

> Use the information in Exercise 2-16 (if completed, use the solution to Exercise 2-17) to prepare an August 31 balance sheet for Help Today. Data from Exercise 2-16 Solution from Exercise 2-17: HELP TODAY Statement of Owner’s Equity

> You are to interview a local business owner. (This can be a friend or relative.) Opening lines of communication with members of the business community can provide personal benefits of business networking. If you do not know the owner, you should call ahe

> Assume the following T-accounts reflect Belle Co.’s general ledger and that seven transactions a through g are posted to them. Provide a short description of each transaction. Include the amounts in your descriptions. Cash Automobi

> Examine the following transactions and identify those that create revenues for Valdez Services, a company owned by Brina Valdez. Prepare general journal entries to record those revenue transactions and explain why the other transactions did not create re

> a. Calculate the debt ratio and the return on assets using the year-end information for each of the following six separate companies ($ thousands). b. Of the six companies, which business relies most heavily on creditor financing? c. Of the six compani

> After recording the transactions of Exercise 2-9 in T-accounts and calculating the balance of each account, prepare a trial balance. Use May 31, 2015, as its report date. T-Accounts from Exercise 2-9: Cash  Accounts Payable  (a) 100,750  (b) 1,

> You are told the column totals in a trial balance are not equal. After careful analysis, you discover only one error. Specifically, a correctly journalized credit purchase of an automobile for $18,950 is posted from the journal to the ledger with an $18,

> Posting errors are identified in the following table. In column (1), enter the amount of the difference between the two trial balance columns (debit and credit) due to the error. In column (2), identify the trial balance column (debit or credit) with the

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> Use the information in Exercise 1-15 to prepare an October 31 statement of cash flows for Ernst Consulting. Also assume the following: a. The owner’s initial investment consists of $38,000 cash and $46,000 in land. b. The companyâ

> Use the information in Exercise 2-16 to prepare an August statement of owner’s equity for Help Today; begin with C. Camry, Capital, July 31 of $0. (The owner invested $102,000 cash in the company on August 1.) Data from Exercise 2-16

> Carmen Camry operates a consulting firm called Help Today, which began operations on August 1. On August 31, the company’s records show the following accounts and amounts for the month of August. Use this information to prepare an Augus

> Refer to this chapter’s opening feature about Apple. Assume that the owners decide to open a new company with an innovative mobile app devoted to microblogging for accountants and those learning accounting. This new company will be called AccountApp. Re

> A sole proprietorship had the following assets and liabilities at the beginning and end of this year. Determine the net income earned or net loss incurred by the business during the year for each of the following separate cases: a. Owner made no invest

> Use information from the T-accounts in Exercise 2-13 to prepare general journal entries for each of the seven transactions a through g. T-accounts from Exercise 2-13: Cash Automobiles (a) 6,000 (b) 4,800 (a) 12,000 (e) 4,500 (c) 900 (f) 1,600 Accou

> Ming Chen began a professional practice on June 1 and plans to prepare financial statements at the end of each month. During June, Ming Chen (the owner) completed these transactions: a. Owner invested $60,000 cash in the company along with equipment that

> Provide an example of a transaction that creates the described effects for the separate cases a through g. a. Decreases an asset and decreases equity. b. Increases an asset and increases a liability. c. Decreases a liability and increases a liability.

> Examine the following transactions and identify those that create expenses for Valdez Services. Prepare general journal entries to record those expense transactions and explain why the other transactions did not create expenses. a. The company paid $12,2

> Zen began a new consulting firm on January 5. The accounting equation showed the following balances after each of the company’s first five transactions. Analyze the accounting equation for each transaction and describe each of the five

> a. At the beginning of the year, Addison Company’s assets are $300,000 and its equity is $100,000. During the year, assets increase $80,000 and liabilities increase $50,000. What is the equity at the end of the year? b. Office Store has assets equal to $

> Use the information in Exercise 2-7 to prepare an August 31 trial balance for Pose-for-Pics. Begin by opening these T-accounts: Cash; Office Supplies; Prepaid Insurance; Photography Equipment; M. Harris, Capital; Photography Fees Earned; and Utilities Ex

> Match each of the numbered descriptions with the principle or assumption it best reflects. Enter the letter for the appropriate principle or assumption in the blank space next to each description. A. General accounting principle B. Cost principle C. Bu

> Use the information in each of the following separate cases to calculate the unknown amount. a. Corentine Co. had $152,000 of accounts payable on September 30 and $132,500 on October 31. Total purchases on account during October were $281,000. Determine

> The expanded accounting equation consists of assets, liabilities, capital, withdrawals, revenues, and expenses. It can be used to reveal insights into changes in a company’s financial position. Required 1. Form learning teams of six (or more) members. E

> Assume the following role and describe a situation in which ethical considerations play an important part in guiding your decisions and actions: a. You are an accounting professional with audit clients that are competitors in business. b. You are an acco

> For each of the following (1) identify the type of account as an asset, liability, equity, revenue, or expense, (2) identify the normal balance of the account, and (3) enter debit (Dr.) or credit (Cr.) to identify the kind of entry that would increase

> Pablo Management has five part-time employees, each of whom earns $250 per day. They are normally paid on Fridays for work completed Monday through Friday of the same week. Assume that December 28, 2015, was a Friday, and that they were paid in full on t

> The Adjusted Trial Balance columns of a 10-column work sheet for Planta Company follow. Complete the work sheet by extending the account balances into the appropriate financial statement columns and by entering the amount of net income for the reporting

> On March 1, 2013, a company paid an $18,000 premium on a 36-month insurance policy for coverage beginning on that date. Refer to that policy and fill in the blanks in the following table. Balance Sheet Prepaid Insurance Asset Using Insurance Expens

> Review the Samsung balance sheet in Appendix A. Identify three current liabilities and three noncurrent liabilities in its balance sheet. Samsung’s 2013 Balance Sheet from Appendix A: / /

> Review the Apple balance sheet in Appendix A. Identify three accounts on its balance sheet that carry debit balances and three accounts on its balance sheet that carry credit balances. Apple Balance Sheet from Appendix A: Apple Inc. CONSOLIDATED B

> Define (a) assets, (b) liabilities, (c) equity, and (d) net assets.

> Why does the user of an income statement need to know the time period that it covers?

> Distinguish between cash discounts and trade discounts. Is the amount of a trade discount on purchased merchandise recorded in the accounts?

> Refer to Apple’s financial statements in Appendix A for the following questions. Apple’s Financial Statements from Appendix A: Required 1. What amount of total liabilities does it report for each of the fiscal

> What is the difference between the single-step and multiple-step income statement formats?

> Review the balance sheet of Apple in Appendix A. Identify one asset account that requires adjustment before annual financial statements can be prepared. What would be the effect on the income statement if this asset account were not adjusted? (Number n

> Why do companies offer a cash discount?

> What is an accrued revenue? Give an example.

> Why are the debit and credit entries in the Adjustments columns of the work sheet identified with letters?

> What accounts are affected by closing entries? What accounts are not affected?

> Explain whether an error has occurred if a post-closing trial balance includes a Depreciation Expense account.

> What is the purpose of the Income Summary account?

> Discuss the steps in processing business transactions.

> What is the difference between a note payable and an account payable?

> Refer to this chapter’s opening feature about Apple. Assume that the owners, sometime during their first five years of business, desire to expand their computer product services to meet people’s demands regarding technical support. They eventually decide

> What are the steps in recording closing entries?

> Identify the two main categories of accounting principles.

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