Solution Manual
Accounting - <<<<Answers>>>>System that
collects and processes finanical information
about an organization and reports that
information to decision makers.
Balance Sheet Element - Assets -
<<<<Answers>>>>1. Cash
2. Accounts receivable (Amounts owed by
customers from prior sales)
3. Inventories
4. Property, plant and equipment
5. Total assets
Balance Sheet Elements - Liabilities and
Stockholders's Equity -
<<<<Answers>>>>Liabilities
1. Accounts payable (Amounts owed to
suppliers for prior purchases)
2. Notes payable to banks (Amounts owed to
banks in written debt contracts)
3. Total liabilities
,Stockholder's equity
1. Common stock (Amounts invested in the
business by stockholders)
2. Retained earnings (Past earnings not
distributed to stockholders)
3. Total stockholders' equity
Income Statement Elements - Revenues,
Expenses, and Net Income -
<<<<Answers>>>>Revenues
1. Sales revenue
Expenses
1. Cost of goods sold
2. Selling, general, and administrative
expenses
3. Interest expense
4. Income before income taxes
5. Income tax expense
Net income
Income Statement Equation -
<<<<Answers>>>>Revenues - Expenses = Net
Income
Income Statement Overview -
<<<<Answers>>>>Reports the company's
,ability to sell goods for more than their cost to
produce and sell.
Internal Decision Makers -
<<<<Answers>>>>Run the company. Manage
the operating, investing, and financing
activities of the firm. Managers are an
example.
Internal Management Reports -
<<<<Answers>>>>Detailed plans and
continuous performance reports provided to
internal decision makers who run the
company.
Retained Earnings Equation -
<<<<Answers>>>>Beginning retained earnings
+ Net income - Dividends = Ending retained
earnings
Statement of Cash flows Overview -
<<<<Answers>>>>The company's ability to
generate cash and how it was used.
, Statement of Stockholders' Equity Elements -
Balance - <<<<Answers>>>>Each of the
following applied to common stock and
returned earnings
1. Balance [Last period end date] (Last period's
ending balances)
2. Net income for [Current period]
3. Dividends for [Current period]
4. Balance [Current period end date]
Statement of Stockholders' Equity Header -
<<<<Answers>>>>1. Name of entity
2. Title of the statement
3. Accounting period
4. Unit of measure
Statement of Stockholders' Equity Overview -
<<<<Answers>>>>Reports additional
contributions from, or payments to investors,
and the amount of income the company
reinvested for future growth.
Two Parts of Accounting System -
<<<<Answers>>>>External financial reports
and internal management reports.