Indicate How Each Event Affects the Elements of Financial Statements

question 26

Essay

Indicate how each event affects the elements of financial statements. Use the following letters to record your answer in the box shown below each element. If an event increases one account and decreases another account equally within the same element (such as an asset exchange event), record I/D. If an event has no impact on the element, record NA. You do not need to enter amounts. Assume that Whetzel Company uses a perpetual inventory system.Increase = I Decrease = D Not Affected = NAWhetzel Company paid $100 cash to a freight company for delivering inventory that Whetzel had purchased from Jacobs Company with freight terms FOB shipping point.

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Definitions:

Labor Force

The total number of workers, including both the employed and the unemployed

Expected Inflation

The rate at which general prices of goods and services are anticipated to rise over a specific period.

Actual Inflation

The actual rate at which the general level of prices for goods and services is rising, and subsequently, purchasing power is falling.

Unemployment Rate

The percentage of the labor force that is unemployed and actively seeking employment.