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Fall 2016 Accounting 5101

Midterm I (Take-home: 40 points)

Name: ____________________________________________________________ Section _____

To get partial credit you must show all your workings. This exam is open-book, but must be done

independently. Good Luck!

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Below is the balance sheet of Charlie's Chocolate Company as of January 1, 2016:

Assets Equities

Current Assets Liabilities

Current Liabilities:

Cash $ 3,200 Accounts Payable $ 3,700

Accounts Receivable 1,400 Long-term Debt 5,000

Inventory 22,000 _____

Prepaid Rent 800 Total Liabilities 8,700

27,400

Fixed assets Owners’ Equity

Property & Equipment 3,000 Paid-in-Capital 16,000

Accumulated Depreciation (1,000) Retained Earnings 4,700

2,000 Total Owners’ Equity 20,700

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Total Assets 29,400 Total Equities 29,400

The following transactions occurred during January 2016:

1. Bought merchandise on account, $3,300, and placed it in inventory.

2. Merchandise was sold: on account $2,300, and for cash $8,100. Cost of goods sold for January,

to be determined.

3. Collected $850 cash from credit customers. Sales discount to credit customers totaled $50. The

company shows sales discount as a deduction from sales revenue in the income statement.

4. Payments to suppliers, $3,500.

5. Wages and salaries paid, $1,800 (cash). $1,000 salaries for the last week of January were paid

on February 1, instead of January 31, as was the usual practice.

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6. The company has an on-going contract to pay two months’ rent in advance. Paid rent for

February and March 2016, $1,600.

7. The annual interest rate on long-term debt is 12%. Renegotiations with the lender in January

2016 resulted in a change in the repayment schedule. Half the loan is to be repaid on September 30,

2016 and the balance on September 30, 2017. Consistent with common practice, the company

shows loans maturing within the next twelve months as the “current portion of long-term debt”.

8. The company provides depreciation on a straight-line basis. The estimated useful life of property

& equipment is 6 years, with a zero salvage value. (Round up to the nearest dollar.)

9. Inventory at the end of January 2016 equaled $21,100.

10. On January 31, the company disposed of equipment costing $1,000, one-half depreciated at the

end of January. Net proceeds is zero.

11. Cash dividends declared by the board of directors equaled $1,000. These were to be paid to

common stockholders on February 14, 2016.

12. The company's effective tax rate is 40%.

Required:

a. Prepare the balance sheet as of January 31, 2016 as well as the income statement for January

2016. [Incomplete outlines of the two statements are provided.]

b. Prepare journal entries made in January to record item (3) above and show the adjusting entry to

recognize the rent expense for January.

c. Suppose you had recognized all revenues and expenses appearing in the income statement on the

basis of cash received and cash paid, how much would the company show as its net income for

January 2016? What is this method of accounting called? Would this be a better measure of what

the company made during January 2016? Explain in brief.

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(a) Charlie's Chocolate Company Income Statement

for the month ended January 31, 2016

Net Sales Revenue

Cost of goods sold

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Gross Margin

Other Expenses:

Wages & Salaries Expense

Rent Expense

Interest Expense

Depreciation Expense

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Total

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Income before Taxes

Tax Expense

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Charlie's Chocolate Company

Balance Sheet as at January 31, 2016

Assets Equities

Current Assets: Liabilities:

Current Liabilities:

Cash Accounts Payable

Accounts Receivable Interest payable

Inventory

Prepaid Rent

Long-term Debt

Fixed Assets: Owners' Equity:

Property & Equipment Paid-in-Capital

Accumulated Depreciation Retained Earnings

___________ ___________

Total Assets Total Equities

___________ ___________

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Workings:

Asset Accounts:

Cash Prepaid Rent

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Accounts Receivable Inventory

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Property & Equipment Accumulated Depreciation

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Liabilities & Owners’ Equity Accounts:

Accounts Payable _ Interest Payable

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Dividends Payable_ _ Retained Earnings

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Salaries Payable _ Taxes Payable _

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(b) Journal entries:

(c)