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Financial Analysis and Results (Case Study)
Global Requirements for Business Memo:
- Maximum of up to five pages for each of the three companies listed below. (You can submit less than 5 pages for each of the companies below. Just note the maximum is 5 pages, there is no minimum number of pages for this assignment.) Therefore, there are three separate business memo required for this assignment.
- 12 point font - Times New Roman
- 1 inch maximum boarder
- Read all of the instructions below before attempting these three problems.
- Address the three business memos to the president and CFO of the company. You have creative rights to what you name the president and CFO of each company. Remember this is a business memo and not a letter.
- You are acting in the role of the controller of the company.
- For the non-business memo requirements, provide a word document or an excel spreadsheet with the answers. If you do not provide in your final document the supporting details for your answers, please provide a separate word document or an excel spreadsheet with your supporting details.This assignment will analyzing the financial statements of each company. Grading will also be focused on professional business tone of this memo. Spelling and grammar are important!Requirements for Financial Analysis and Results:
There are three separate companies analyzed in this case study. The first company problem requires you to complete a horizontal analysis on the Lindell Company. The second company problem requires you to complete a vertical analysis on the Kasay Company. The third company problem requires you to compute 19 financial measures on Bettacort, Inc.
First Component of the Financial Analysis and Results - Case Study (Lindell Company):
Requirements:
- Prepare a comparative income statement with horizontal analysis for the two-year period, using 2014 as the base year. Round to one decimal place.
- Write up to a 5 page business memo, comment on any significant relationship revealed by the horizontal analysis prepared in requirement 1.
Lindell Company
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Comparative Income Statement
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For the Years Ending December 31, 2015 and 2014
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2015
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2014
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Sales
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$1,092,500
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$950,000
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Sales returns and allowances
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57,500
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50,000
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Net Sales
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$1,035,000
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$900,000
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Cost of goods sold
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625,000
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500,000
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Gross Profit
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$410,000
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$400,000
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Selling expenses
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153,600
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120,000
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Administrative expenses
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97,600
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80,000
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Total Operating expenses
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$251,200
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$200,000
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Income from Operations
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158,800
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200,000
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Other income
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15,000
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10,000
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Income before income tax
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173,800
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210,000
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Income tax expense
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23,000
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20,000
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Net Income
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150,800
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190,000
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Second Component of the Financial Analysis and Results - Case Study (Kasay Company):
Requirements:
- Prepare a comparative income statement for the two-year period, presenting, an analysis of each item in relationship to net sales for each of the years. Round to one decimal place.
- Write up to a 5 page business memo, comment on any significant relationship revealed by the vertical analysis prepared in requirement 1.
Kasay Company
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Comparative Income Statement
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For the Years Ending December 31, 2015 and 2014
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2015
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2014
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Sales
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$ 922,500
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$820,000
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Sales returns and allowances
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22,500
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20,000
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Net Sales
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$ 900,000
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$800,000
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Cost of goods sold
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360,000
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340,000
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Gross Profit
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$540,000
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$460,000
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Selling expenses
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216,000
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176,000
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Administrative expenses
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81,000
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72,000
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Total Operating expenses
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$297,000
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$248,000
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Income from Operations
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243,000
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212,000
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Other income
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135,000
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92,000
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Income before income tax
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378,000
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304,000
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Income tax expense
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270,000
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240,000
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Net Income
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108,000
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64,000
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Third Component of the Financial Analysis and Results - Case Study (Bettancort Inc.):
Requirements: Note that the market price for a share of common stock of Bettancort is $20.00.
Determine the following measure for 2015, rounding to one decimal place:
- Working capital
- Current ratio
- Quick ratio
- Accounts receivable turnover
- Number of days' sales in receivables
- Inventory turnover
- Number of days' sales in inventory
- Ratio of Fixed assets to long-term liabilities
- Ratio of liabilities to stockholders' equity
- Number of items interest charges are earned
- Number of times preferred dividends are earned
- Ratio of net sales to assets
- Rate earned on total assets
- Rate earned on stockholders' equity
- Rate earned on common stockholders' equity
- Earnings per share on common stock
- Price-earnings ratio
- Dividends per share of common stock
- Dividend yield
- Write up to a 5 page business memo, comment on any significant relationship revealed by the vertical analysis prepared in requirement 1.
Bettancort Inc.
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Comparative Retained Earnings Statement
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For the Years Ending December 31, 2015 and 2014
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2015
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2014
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Retained earnings, January 1
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$2,655,000
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$2,400,000
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Add net income for year
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300,000
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280,000
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Total
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$2,955,000
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$2,680,000
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Deduct Dividends
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On preferred stock
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15,000
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15,000
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On common stock
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10,000
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10,000
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Total
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$25,000
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$25,000
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Retained earnings, December 31
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$2,930,000
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$2,655,000
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Bettancort Inc.
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Comparative Income Statement
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For the Years Ending December 31, 2015 and 2014
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2015
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2014
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Sales (all on account)
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$1,212,000
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$1,010,000
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Sales returns and allowances
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12,000
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10,000
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Net Sales
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$1,200,000
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$1,000,000
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Cost of goods sold
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500,000
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475,000
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Gross Profit
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$ 700,000
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$ 525,000
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Selling expenses
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240,000
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200,000
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Administrative expenses
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180,000
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150,000
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Total Operating expenses
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$ 420,000
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$ 350,000
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Income from Operations
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280,000
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175,000
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Other income
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266,000
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390,000
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Other expense (interest)
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166,000
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225,000
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Income before income tax
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380,000
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340,000
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Income tax expense
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80,000
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60,000
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Net Income
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$ 300,000
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$ 280,000
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Bettancort Inc.
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Comparative Balance Sheet
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December 31, 2015 and 2014
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December 31, 2015
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December 31, 2014
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Assets
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Current Assets:
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Cash
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$ 450,000
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$ 400,000
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Marketable securities
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300,000
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260,000
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Accounts receivable (net)
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130,000
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110,000
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Inventories
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67,000
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58,000
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Prepaid expenses
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153,000
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139,000
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Total Current Assets
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$1,100,000
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$ 967,000
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Long-Term Investments
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2,350,000
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2,200,000
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Property, Plant, and Equipment (net)
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1,320,000
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1,188,000
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Total Assets
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$4,770,000
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$4,355,000
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Liabilities
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Current liabilities
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$ 440,000
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$ 400,000
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Long-term liabilities:
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Mortgage note payable, 8%, due 2019
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100,000
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-0-
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Bonds payable, 10%, due 2016
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1,000,000
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1,000,000
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Total Long-Term liabilities
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1,100,000
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1,000,000
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Total Liabilities
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1,540,000
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1,400,000
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Stockholders' Equity
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|
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Preferred $0.75 stock, $10 par
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200,000
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200,000
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Common Stock, $10 par
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100,000
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100,000
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Retained Earnings
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2,930,000
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2,655,000
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Total Stockholders' Equity
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3,230,000
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2,955,000
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Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
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$4,770,000
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$4,355,000
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