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Brief Exercise 5-1

Windsor Corporation has the following accounts included in its December 31, 2017, trial balance: Accounts Receivable $113,600, Inventory $296,400, Allowance for Doubtful Accounts $8,100, Patents $72,200, Prepaid Insurance $9,580, Accounts Payable $83,600, and Cash $32,600. Prepare the current assets section of the balance sheet. (List Current Assets in order of liquidity.)

Exercise 5-3

For Fielder Enterprises, indicate how each of the following usually should be classified. If an item should appear in a note to the financial statements, select “Note to Financial Statement” to indicate this fact. If an item needs to be reported on the balance sheet, select "Balance Sheet" and if an item need not be reported at all, select “Not to be Reported.”

Problem 5-2

Presented below are a number of balance sheet items for Flounder, Inc., for the current year, 2017.

Prepare a classified balance sheet in good form. Common stock authorized was 400,000 shares, and preferred stock authorized was 20,000 shares. Assume that notes receivable and notes payable are short-term, unless stated otherwise. Cost and fair value of debt investments (trading) are the same. (List Current Assets in the order of liquidity. List Property, Plant and Equipment in order of Land, Building and Equipment.)

Brief Exercise 24-1 (Essay)

An annual report of Crestwood Industries states, “The company and its subsidiaries have long-term leases expiring on various dates after December 31, 2017. Amounts payable under such commitments, without reduction for related rental income, are expected to average approximately $5,711,000 annually for the next 3 years. Related rental income from certain subleases to others is estimated to average $3,094,000 annually for the next 3 years.” What information is provided by this note?

Brief Exercise 24-8

Answer each of the questions in the following unrelated situations. (a) The current ratio of a company is 5:1 and its acid-test ratio is 1:1. If the inventories and prepaid items amount to $488,000, what is the amount of current liabilities?

(b) A company had an average inventory last year of $206,000 and its inventory turnover was 6. If sales volume and unit cost remain the same this year as last and inventory turnover is 8 this year, what will average inventory have to be during the current year? (Round answer to 0 decimal places, e.g. 125.)

(c) A company has current assets of $99,000 (of which $44,000 is inventory and prepaid items) and current liabilities of $44,000. What is the current ratio? What is the acid-test ratio? If the company borrows $15,000 cash from a bank on a 120-day loan, what will its current ratio be? What will the acid-test ratio be? (Round answers to 2 decimal places, e.g. 2.50.)

(d) A company has current assets of $572,000 and current liabilities of $257,000. The board of directors declares a cash dividend of $190,000. What is the current ratio after the declaration but before payment? What is the current ratio after the payment of the dividend? (Round answers to 2 decimal places, e.g. 2.50.)