The accounting department of your company has just delivered a draft of the current year's financial statements to you. the summary is as follows: beginning of the year end of the year total assets $550,000 $607,000 total liabilities 210,000 208,000 total equity 340,000 399,000 net income for the year 99,300 common shares outstanding 20,000 20,000 you discovered that they have not adjusted for estimated bad debt expenses of $7,900. for each of the following ratios, calculate: 1. the ratio that would have resulted had the error not been discovered (i. e. the incorrect ratio). 2. the correct ratio.

The adjustment had a negative impact in the Net Income with an entry through Bad Debt Expenses.

Bad debt expense  $ 7,900  

Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts  $ 7,900

Explanation:

As you have less Net Income then your retained earnings decrease and else the Account Receivable in the Assets part of the balance sheet.

AssetsEnd Adj

TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS    

TOTAL ASSETS   599,100  

TOTAL LIABILITIES   208,000

TOTAL EQUITY   391,100  

TOTAL EQUITY + LIABILITIES   599,100  

 -    

Net Income   91,400  

Wrong version

AssetsWorng  

TOTAL ASSETS   607,000

TOTAL LIABILITIES   208,000  

TOTAL EQUITY   399,000  

TOTAL EQUITY + LIABILITIES   607,000  

 -    

c

explanation:

c because the item on a bank statement is also referred to as an account statement. in addition, it provides the beginning balance, ending balance, statement date, transaction date for each transaction, payee, customer name and address, statement period, the account holder's account number, and the bank's customer service number