Session 7: Financial Reporting and Analysis: An Introduction Reading 30: Financial Reporting Mechanics
LOS e: Explain the relationships among the income statement, balance sheet, statement of cash flows, and statement of owners’ equity.
Alpha Company reported the following financial statement information:
December 31, 2006: |
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Assets |
$70,000 |
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Liabilities |
45,000 |
December 31, 2007: |
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Assets |
82,000 |
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Liabilities |
55,000 |
During 2007: |
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Stockholder investments |
3,000 |
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Net income |
? |
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Dividends |
6,000 |
Calculate Alpha’s net income for the year ended December 31, 2007 and the change in stockholders’ equity for the year ended December 31, 2007.
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Net income |
Change in stockholders' equity |
Stockholders’ equity, as of December 31, 2006, was $25,000 ($70,000 assets – $45,000 liabilities) and stockholders’ equity, as of December 31, 2007, was $27,000 ($82,000 assets – $55,000 liabilities). Stockholders’ equity increased $2,000 during 2007. Net income for 2007 was $5,000 ($27,000 ending equity + $6,000 dividends – $3,000 stockholder investments – $25,000 beginning equity).
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