Question: Ag Bio Tech ( ABT ) was organized on January 1 by four friends. Each organizer invested $ 1 5 , 6 2 5 in

Ag Bio Tech (ABT) was organized on January 1 by four friends. Each organizer invested $15,625 in the company and, in turn, was issued 12,500 shares of common stock. To date, they are the only stockholders. During the first month (January), the company had the following five events:
a. Collected a total of $62,500 from the organizers and, in turn, issued common stock.
b. Purchased a building for $73,500, equipment for $17,000, and three acres of land for $29,700; paid $35,500 in cash and signed a note for the balance, which is due to be paid in 15 years.
c. One stockholder reported to the company that 1,050 shares of his ABT stock had been sold and transferred to another stockholder for $10,500 cash.
d. Purchased supplies for $5,950 cash.
e. Sold one acre of land for $9,900 cash to another company.
2. During the first month, the records of the company were inadequate. You were asked to prepare a summary of
Required: the preceding transactions. To develop a quick assessment of their economic effects on ABT, complete the spreadsheet that follows. Transaction (a) is shown as an example. If an event is not considered a transaction, leave the account, amount and direction of effects blank.
4. Based on the completed spreadsheet, compute total assets, total liabilities, total stockholders' equity, Cash balance, and total current assets at the end of the month.
5. As of January 31, has the financing for ABT's investment in assets primarily come from liabilities or stockholders' equity?
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Based on the completed spreadsheet, compute total assets, total liabilities, total stockholders' equity, Cash balance, and current assets at the end of the month.
\table[[a. Total assets at the end of the month,$,157,700],[b. Total liabilities at the end of the month,$,85,700],[c. Total stockholders' equity at the end of the month,$,72,400],[d. Cash balance at the end of the month,$,41,450],[e. Total current assets at the end of the month,$,47,400]]
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