You are an accountant for The Flower Shoppe. Your supervisor has asked you to help her prepare the year-end financial statements. Before you do, she wants to ensure that you understand some main points.
- Explain the following:
- The elements of the balance sheet, their purposes, and how to measure them
- The elements and purpose of the statement of changes in stockholder's equity
- Based on the adjusted trial balance and additional information, prepare the following in an Excel file to give to the controller for review:
- Balance sheet
- Income statement
- Statement of retained earnings
- Statement of cash flows
The following is additional information about the Flower Shoppe that is needed for financial-statement preparation:
- Net income for the year ended December 31, 2008 was $10,845.
- Changes from the prior year's balances included the following:
- a decrease in accounts receivable of $300.
- a decrease in inventory of $450.
- an increase in accounts payable of $250.
- an decrease in accrued expenses of $100.
- Land was purchased in April for $3,500.
- Cash as of January 1, 2008 was $10,105.
The Flower Shoppe
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Adjusted Trial Balance
|
December 31, 2008
|
|
Debit
|
Credit
|
Cash |
$22,750
|
|
Accounts Receivable |
3,200
|
|
Inventory |
8,000
|
|
Land |
27,000
|
|
Building |
56,000
|
|
Accumulated Depreciation |
|
16,800
|
Accounts Payable |
|
4,600
|
Accrued Expenses |
|
2,500
|
Common Stock |
|
20,000
|
Additional Paid-in Capital |
|
10,000
|
Dividends |
1,200
|
|
Retained Earnings |
|
53,405
|
Sales |
|
112,020
|
Returns |
1,300
|
|
Purchases |
47,000
|
|
Salaries |
38,000
|
|
Supplies |
870
|
|
Utilities |
5,225
|
|
Telephone |
2,850
|
|
Bank Charges |
330
|
|
Depreciation Expense |
5,600
|
|
|
$219,325
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$219,325
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