The preliminary draft of the balance sheet at the end of the current fiscal year for Eagle

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The preliminary draft of the balance sheet at the end of the current fiscal year for Eagle Industries follows. The statement will be incorporated into the annual report to stockholders and will present the dollar amounts at the end of both the current and prior years on a comparative basis. The accounts in the statement are properly classified, and the dollar amounts have been determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. The company does not intend to provide any more detailed information in the body of the statement.

Eagle Industries

Balance Sheet as of December 31, 20X1 ($ in millions)


Assets


Current assets


Cash

$ 13.4

Short-term investments

6.8

Accounts receivable (net)

113.0

Inventories

228.0

Prepayments and other

4.8

Total current assets

366.0

Investments in equity securities (available for sale)

55.2

Property, plant, and equipment (net)

787.1

Total assets

$ 1,208.3

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity


Current liabilities


Current maturities on long-term debt

$ 36.3

Notes payable

79.5

Accounts payable

139.8

Accrued taxes

42.3

Accrued interest

11.0

Other

4.4

Total current liabilities

313.3

Long-term liabilities

477.2

Total liabilities

790.5

Stockholders’ equity


Preferred stock

30.0

Common stock

77.0

Additional paid-in capital on common stock

65.4

Retained earnings—appropriated

40.8

Retained earnings—unappropriated

204.6

Total stockholders’ equity

417.8

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

$ 1,208.3


Required:

Identify the accounts that most likely would require further disclosure in the notes to the financial statements and describe what information would have to be disclosed in those notes by Eagle Industries before the statement can be included as part of the annual report for presentation to its stockholders.

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Financial Reporting And Analysis

ISBN: 9781260247848

8th Edition

Authors: Lawrence Revsine, Daniel Collins, Bruce Johnson, Fred Mittelstaedt, Leonard Soffer

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