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Sandhill Equipment Co. closes its books regularly on December 31, but at the end

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Question

Sandhill Equipment Co. closes its books regularly on December 31, but at the end of 2017 it held its cash book open so that a more favorable balance sheet could be prepared for credit purposes. Cash receipts and disbursements for the first 10 days of January were recorded as December transactions. The information is given below.

1. January cash receipts recorded in the December cash book totaled $50,600, of which $31,900 represents cash sales, and $18,700 represents collections on account for which cash discounts of $328 were given.

2. January cash disbursements recorded in the December check register liquidated accounts payable of $22,195 on which discounts of $254 were taken.

3. The ledger has not been closed for 2017.

4. The amount shown as inventory was determined by physical count on December 31, 2017.

The company uses the periodic method of inventory.

Prepare any entries you consider necessary to correct Sandhill’s accounts at December 31. (If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts. Credit account titles are automatically indented when the amount is entered. Do not indent manually.) No. Date Account Titles and Explanation Debit Credit 1. Dec. 31 2. Dec. 31

To what extent was Sandhill Equipment Co. able to show a more favorable balance sheet at December 31 by holding its cash book open? (Compute working capital and the current ratio.) Assume that the balance sheet that was prepared by the company showed the following amounts: (Round ratios to 2 decimal place, e.g. 4.56.)

Dr.

Cr.

Per Balance Sheet

After Adjustment

Dr.

Cr.

Cash $35,580 Accounts receivable 42,770 Inventory 72,050 Accounts payable $43,100 Other current liabilities 14,257

Explanation / Answer

Journal Entries

date

explanation

debit

credit

1-

Accounts receivables

19028

sales

31900

cash

50600

sales discount

328

2-

cash

21941

purchase discount

254

accounts payable

22195

Per balance sheet

After Adjustment

2-

Balance sheet

Debit

credit

debit

credit

cash

35580

6921

Accounts receivables

42770

61798

Inventory

72050

42770

Accounts payable

43100

65295

other current liabilities

14257

14257

total

150400

57357

111489

79552

Working capital = total of current assets -current liabilities

93043

31937

current ratio =current assets/current liabilities

2.622173

1.401461

cash =6921

35580-50600+21941

Accounts payable = 65295

43100+22195

Accounts receivables = 61798

42770+19028

Journal Entries

date

explanation

debit

credit

1-

Accounts receivables

19028

sales

31900

cash

50600

sales discount

328

2-

cash

21941

purchase discount

254

accounts payable

22195

Per balance sheet

After Adjustment

2-

Balance sheet

Debit

credit

debit

credit

cash

35580

6921

Accounts receivables

42770

61798

Inventory

72050

42770

Accounts payable

43100

65295

other current liabilities

14257

14257

total

150400

57357

111489

79552

Working capital = total of current assets -current liabilities

93043

31937

current ratio =current assets/current liabilities

2.622173

1.401461

cash =6921

35580-50600+21941

Accounts payable = 65295

43100+22195

Accounts receivables = 61798

42770+19028

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