Prepare a statement of financial position (balance sheet) from the following list of assets and liabilities, regarding the ownership interest as the missing item.
.................................................................... £
Trade payables (creditors) ............................. 43,000
Cash at bank .............................................. 9,000
Inventories (stocks) of goods for resale ............. 35,000
Land and buildings .................................... 95,000
Wages due to employees but not paid ................. 2,000
Vehicles ................................................... 8,000
Five-year loan from a bank ........................... 20,000
Explain how the statement of financial position (balance sheet) will change for each of the following transactions:
(a) The wages due to the employees are paid at £2,000.
(b) One-quarter of the inventory (stock) of goods held for resale is destroyed by fire and there is no insurance to cover the loss.