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Group Assignment Missing informationThe following selected financial information is availa...

Group Assignment Missing information

The following selected financial information is available for HAS, Inc. Amounts are in millions of dollars.

Income Statements

2014

2013

2012

2011

Revenue

$   860

$ 1,520

$     (a)

$1,200

Cost and expenses

(a)

(a)

(2,400)

(860)

Income from continuing operations

(b)

450

320

(a)

Unusual items

-0-

175

(b)

(b)

Net income

$     20

 $    (b)

$   175

$  300

Balance Sheets

Assets

Cash and marketable securities

$  350

$1,720

$    (c)

$  940

Other assets

1,900

(c)

2,500

(c)

Total assets

2,250

$2,900

$    (d)

$3,500

Liabilities

$    (c)

$     (d)

$1,001

$    (d)

Stockholders’ equity

Common stock

880

720

(e)

800

Retained earnings

(d)

(e)

800

(e)

Total stockholders’ equity

1,520

1,345

(f)

2,200

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

$2,250

$    (f)

$3,250

$3,500

Required

a.Divide the class into groups of four or five students each. Organize the groups into four sections. Assign Task 1 to the first section of groups, Task 2 to the second section, Task 3 to the third section, and Task 4 to the fourth section.

Group Tasks

(1)Fill in the missing information for 2011.

(2)Fill in the missing information for 2012.

(3)Fill in the missing information for 2013.

(4)Fill in the missing information for 2014.


b. Each section should select two representatives. One representative is to put the financial statements assigned to that section on the board, underlining the missing amounts. The second representative is to explain to the class how the missing amounts were determined.


c. Each section should list events that could have caused the unusual items category on the income statement.

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