Pratt Corp. started the accounting period with $30,000 of assets, $12,000 of liabilities, and $5,000 of retained

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Pratt Corp. started the accounting period with $30,000 of assets, $12,000 of liabilities, and $5,000 of retained earnings. During the period, the Retained Earnings account increased by $7,550. The bookkeeper reported that Pratt paid cash expenses of $26,000 and paid a $2,000 cash dividend to stockholders, but she could not find a record of the amount of cash that Pratt received for performing services. Pratt also paid $3,000 cash to reduce the liability owed to a bank, and the business acquired $4,000 of additional cash from the issue of common stock.


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a. Prepare an income statement, statement of changes in stockholders’ equity, year-end balance sheet, and statement of cash flows for the accounting period.

b. Determine the percentage of total assets that were provided by creditors, investors, and earnings.


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A dividend is a distribution of a portion of company’s earnings, decided and managed by the company’s board of directors, and paid to the shareholders. Dividends are given on the shares. It is a token reward paid to the shareholders for their...
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Fundamental financial accounting concepts

ISBN: 978-0078025365

8th edition

Authors: Thomas P. Edmonds, Frances M. Mcnair, Philip R. Olds, Edward

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