Changes in the Balance Sheet Accounts at June 30, 2014

question 52

Multiple Choice

Changes in the balance sheet accounts at June 30, 2014 and 2015 for the Poker Company are presented below:
$\begin{array}{lr}\text { Assets } & \begin{array}{r}\text { Increase } \\\text { (Decrease }\end{array} \\\text { Cash } & \$ 80,000 \\\text { Accounts receivable } & 200,000 \\\text { Lnventory } & 300,000 \\\text { Long-term investments } & 200,000 \\\text { Equipment } & (200,000 \\\text { Accumulated depreciation } & (60,000) \\\\\text { Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity }\\\text {Accounts payable }&\$(40,000) \\\text {Dividends payable}&400,000\\\text {Notes payable-Current }&(200,000) \\\text {Notes payable-Long-term }&400,000\\\text {Common stock, \( \$ 1.00 \) par }&300,000\\\text {Additional paid-in capital }&100,000\\\text {Retained eamings }&80,000\\\end{array}$
Additional Information for 2015:
Net income was $480,000 and dividends of $400,000 were declared.
Common stock was issued for cash.
A Long-term investment was sold for $160,000.
A new Long-term investment was acquired for $360,000.
Equipment that cost $600,000 was sold for $200,000. The book value of those assets was $150,000.
-The dividends actually paid during 2015 are

• A)$0.
• B)$270,000.
• C)$300,000.
• D)$400,000.

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Definitions:

WACC

Weighted Average Cost of Capital; an analysis of a company's capital expenditure costs, weighted proportionally across different capital categories.

Cost of Debt

The cost of debt is the effective rate that a company pays on its borrowed funds, accounting for interest expenses on all debts.

AA Rated

A credit rating given to bonds that indicates a very low risk of default and high level of creditworthiness.

Finance Expansion

The process of securing funds to increase business operations, typically through loans, equity financing, or reinvestment of profits.