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Preparing a Balance Sheet; Effects of a Change in AssetsCircus World is the name of a trav...

Preparing a Balance Sheet; Effects of a Change in Assets

Circus World is the name of a traveling circus. The ledger accounts of the business at June 30, 2015, are listed here in alphabetical order:

Accounts Payable

$ 25,000

Notes Payable

$115,000

Accounts Receivable

5,600

Notes Receivable

1,200

Animals

310,000

Props and Equipment

108,000

Cages

15,000

Retained Earnings

89,000

Capital Stock

400,000

Salaries Payable

1,250

Cash

?

Tents

40,000

Costumes

16,000

Trucks&Wagons

125,300

Instructions

a. Prepare a balance sheet by using these items and computing the amount of Cash at June 30, 2015. Include a proper balance sheet heading.


b. Assume that late in the evening of June 30, after your balance sheet had been prepared, a fire destroyed one of the tents, which had cost $10,000. The tent was not insured. Explain what changes would be required in your June 30 balance sheet to reflect the loss of this asset.

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