Provide an opening balance sheet as of 02nd january 2014


The ABC Company was established on the 02nd January 2014 and engages in the sale of shoes. The owners of ABC Company Jack Little and Tom Brown both invested $200,000 each on the 02nd January 2014. On the same day they borrowed $100,000 from the bank at an interest rate of 8% per annum.

On 03rd January they bought shoes valued at $100,000 for which they paid $50,000 cash and the balance from their supplier on 30 days credit.

Their Policy is to buy shoes at the end of every quarter valued at $100,000 on the same terms and conditions $50,000 cash and $50,000 credit.

On 02nd January they paid rent for a store on Main Street. The lease agreement is $7,000 per month. For the year 2014 they paid their rent to date and on time. They have also incurred lease hold improvement for the store in the amount of $30,000 (For the month of Jan).

Their wages for the store was $20,000 in 2014, utilities for 2014 was 415,000, telephone for the year 2014 was $6,000, they gave a cash advance to staff at the start of the year valued at $10,000. Furniture and Fixtures were acquired at the beginning of the year valued at $20,000.

No inventory was left at the end of the year and mark up cost was 30%. All sales were on cash (Mark up on cost). Their opening bank balance at the beginning of the year was $0.

Please provide an opening balance sheet as of 02nd January 2014 and closing balance 31st December 2014.

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