The following selected events were experienced by either Fact Finders Inc., a corporation, or Peter Flip, the
Question:
The following selected events were experienced by either Fact Finders Inc., a corporation, or
Peter Flip, the major stockholder.
The transactions
a. Received $8,500 cash from customers on account.
b. Flip used personal funds to purchase a flat screen TV for his home.
c. Sold land and received cash of $71,000(the land was carried on the company's books at $71,000).
d. Borrowed $56,000 from the bank.
e. Made cash purchase of land for a building site, $93,000.
f. Received $22,000 cash and issued stock to a stockholder.
g. Paid $68,000 cash on accounts payable.
h. Purchased equipment and signed a $104,000 promissory note in payment.
i. Purchased merchandise inventory on account for $16,500.
j. The business paid Flip a cash dividend of $7,000.
State whether each event (transaction) (1) increased (2) decreased or (3) had no effect on the total assets of the business. Identify any specific asset affected.
A dividend is a distribution of a portion of company’s earnings, decided and managed by the company’s board of directors, and paid to the shareholders. Dividends are given on the shares. It is a token reward paid to the shareholders for their...
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Financial accounting
ISBN: 978-0132751124
9th edition
Authors: Walter T. Harrison Jr., Charles T. Horngren, C. William Thom