Fat Possum's Service Shop Started the Year with Total Assets

question 116

Multiple Choice

Fat Possum's Service Shop started the year with total assets of $330,000 and total liabilities of $240,000. During the year, the business recorded $630,000 in revenues, $420,000 in expenses, and paid dividends of $60,000. Stockholders' equity at the end of the year was

• A) $90,000.
• B) $240,000.
• C) $300,000.
• D) $360,000.

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Definitions:

Trade Credit

It is a type of commercial financing in which a buyer is allowed to purchase goods or services and pay the supplier at a later scheduled date.

Fundamental Benefit

A primary or essential advantage that is intrinsic to a product, service, or activity.

ACP

Average Collection Period (ACP) is a financial metric that measures the average number of days it takes for a company to collect payments from its customers after a sale has been made.

Bad Debts

Accounts receivable that a company does not expect to collect and writes off as a loss.