Question: Exercise 2.2 Preparing a Balance Sheet (LO2-4) The night manager of Willis Transportation Service, who had no accounting background, prepared the following balance sheet for
Exercise 2.2 Preparing a Balance Sheet (LO2-4)
The night manager of Willis Transportation Service, who had no accounting background, prepared the following balance sheet for the company at February 28, current year. The dollar amounts were taken directly from the companys accounting records and are correct. However, the balance sheet contains a number of errors in its headings, format, and the classification of assets, liabilities, and owners equity.
| WILLIS TRANSPORTATION SERVICE Managers Report 8 P.M. Thursday | |||||
| Assets | Owners' Equity | ||||
| Capital stock | $ | 94,000 | Accounts receivable | $ | 72,000 |
| Retained earnings | 62,000 | Notes payable | 281,000 | ||
| Cash | 74,000 | Supplies | 14,000 | ||
| Building | 90,000 | Land | 70,000 | ||
| Automobiles | 175,000 | Accounts payable | 58,000 | ||
| $ | 495,000 | $ | 495,000 | ||
Prepare a corrected balance sheet.
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