Hulse Company has a line of credit with Bay Bank. Hulse can borrow up to $250,000 at any time over the course of the 2010 calendar year. The following table shows the prime rate expressed as an annual percentage along with the amounts borrowed and repaid during 2010. Hulse agreed to pay interest at an annual rate equal to 1 percent above the bank's prime rate. Funds are borrowed or repaid on the first day of each month. Interest is payable in cash on the last day of the month. The interest rate is applied to the outstanding monthly balance. For example, Hulse pays 6 percent (5 percent + 1 percent) annual interest on $70,000 for the month of January.
Month Amount Borrowed Prime Rate for the Month, %
January $70,000 5
February 40,000 5
March (20,000) 6
April through October No change No change
November (30,000) 6
December (20,000) 5
Hulse earned $22,000 of cash revenue during 2010.
Required:
a. Organize the information in accounts under an accounting equation.
b. Prepare an income statement, balance sheet, and statement of cash flows for 2010.
c. Write a memo discussing the advantages to a business of arranging a line of credit.