Assignment 1 - Financial Accounting - January 21
Assignment 1 - Financial Accounting - January 21
Assignment 1 - Financial Accounting - January 21
At the beginning of the year, Plug-In Company had total assets of $117,000 and total liabilities of
$95,000.
Instructions: Answer the following questions viewing each situation as being independent of the
others.
1. If total assets increased $12,000 during the year, and total liabilities decreased $14,000,
what is the amount of owner's equity at the end of the year?
2. During the year, total liabilities increased $34,000 and owner's equity decreased $13,000.
What is the amount of total assets at the end of the year?
3. If total assets decreased $6,132 and owner's equity increased $19,197 during the year,
what is the amount of total liabilities at the end of the year?
4. What amount would the Plug-In Company need to increase its liabilities by if their
ownership group withdrew $10,000 cash from their equity account?
Total Liabilities = It should increase its liability by “Zero” since it has no effect in
its liability. Hence, the total amount of liabilities remains to be “95,000”.
5. If total liabilities decreased $16,000 and owner's equity decreased $29,000 during the
year, what is the amount of total assets at the end of the year?
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PART II — JOURNAL ENTRIES (15 points)
The following ledger accounts are used by Hanson and Sons Company in their ledger.
Instructions: Indicate the appropriate entries for the month of September by placing the
appropriate account number(s) in the debit and credit columns provided. Item 0 is provided as an
example. Write "n/a" if no entry is appropriate.
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PART III — JOURNAL ENTRIES (30 points)
Answers to Part II:
Instructions: Record the appropriate entries for the month of September by completing the
following table. Item 0 is provided as an example. Write "n/a" if no entry is appropriate.