Cone Corporation is in the process of preparing its December 31, 2021, balance sheet. There are some

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Cone Corporation is in the process of preparing its December 31, 2021, balance sheet. There are some questions as to the proper classification of the following items:
a. $50,000 in cash restricted in a savings account to pay bonds payable. The bonds mature in 2025.
b. Prepaid rent of $24,000, covering the period January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2023.
c. Notes payable of $200,000. The notes are payable in annual installments of $20,000 each, with the first installment payable on March 1, 2022.
d. Accrued interest payable of $12,000 related to the notes payable.
e. Investment in equity securities of other corporations, $80,000. Cone intends to sell one-half of the securities in 2022.


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Prepare the asset and liability sections of a classified balance sheet to show how each of the above items should be reported.

Balance Sheet
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Intermediate Accounting

ISBN: 978-1260481952

10th edition

Authors: J. David Spiceland, James Sepe, Mark Nelson, Wayne Thomas

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