Q2E

Question

Question: E5-2 (L02,3) (Classification of Balance Sheet Accounts) Presented below are the captions of Faulk Company’s balance sheet.

(a) Current assets

(f) Current liabilities

(b) Investments

(g) Noncurrent liabilities

(c) Property, plant, and equipment

(h) Capital stock

(d) Intangible assets

(i) Additional paid-in capital

(e) Other assets

(j) Retained earnings

Instructions 

Indicate by letter where each of the following items would be classified.

1. Preferred stock

11. Cash surrender value of life insurance

2. Goodwill

12. Note payable 

3. Salaries and wages payable

13. Supplies

4. Account payable 

14. Common stock

5. Building

15. Land

6. Equity investment (trading)

16. Bond sinking fund

7. Current maturity of long-term debt

17. Inventory

8. Premium on bond payable

18. Prepaid insurance

9. Allowance for doubtful accounts

19. Bond payable

10. Accounts receivable

20. Income tax payable

Step-by-Step Solution

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Answer

The classified balance sheet reports all the assets and liabilities based on their liquidity.

1Step 1: Definition of intangible assets

The business entity’s resources that do not have a physical existence but benefit the business entity are known as intangible assets. They include goodwill and patent.

2Step 2: Classification of line items


Line item

Classification

1. Preferred stock

(h) Capital stock

2. Goodwill

(d) Intangible assets

3. Salaries and wages payable

(f) Current liabilities

4. Account payable

(f) Current liabilities

5. Building

(c) Property, plant, and equipment

6. Equity Investment (trading)

(a) Current assets

7. Current maturity of long-term debt

(f) Current liabilities

8. Premium on bond payable

(g) Noncurrent liabilities

9. Allowance for doubtful accounts

(a) Current assets

10. Accounts receivable

(a) Current assets

11. Cash surrender value of life insurance

(e) Other assets

12. Note payable (due next year)

(f) Current liabilities

13. Supplies

(a) Current assets

14. Common stock

(h) Capital stock

15. Land

(c) Property, plant, and equipment

16. Bond sinking fund

(e) Other assets

17. Inventory

(a) Current assets

18. Prepaid insurance

(a) Current assets

19. Bond payable

(g) Noncurrent liabilities

20. Income tax payable

(f) Current liabilities