The bookkeeper of Beautiful World Landscaping, Inc., prepared the companys balance sheet while the accountant was ill.

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The bookkeeper of Beautiful World Landscaping, Inc., prepared the company’s balance sheet while the accountant was ill. The balance sheet contains numerous errors. In particular, the bookkeeper knew that the balance sheet should balance, so he plugged in the stockholders’ equity amount needed to achieve this balance. The stockholders’ equity is incorrect. All other amounts are right, but some are out of place.

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1. Prepare a corrected balance sheet.

2. Consider the original balance sheet as presented and the corrected balance sheet you prepared for requirement 1. Did total assets, as presented in your corrected balance sheet increase, decrease or stay the same from the original balance sheet? Why?

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Financial And Managerial Accounting

ISBN: 9780135080191

2nd Edition

Authors: Charles T Horngren, Jr Walter T Harrison

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