From the Following Accounts and Amounts Prepare a Balance Sheet

question 36

Essay

From the following accounts and amounts prepare a balance sheet for the Swell Company for December 31, 2010. You must compute the amount for retained earnings to complete the balance sheet.
$\begin{array}{lr}\text { Accounts Payable } & \$ 61,250 \\\text { Accounts Receivable } & \$ 70,500 \\\text { Building } & \$ 50,000 \\\text { Share Capital } & \$ 50,000 \\\text { Cash } & \$ 64,000 \\\text { Equipment } & \$ 30,000 \\\text { Insurance Expense } & \$ 5,000 \\\text { Land } & \$ 125,000 \\\text { Notes Payable } & \$ 175,000 \\\text { Sales Revenue } & \$ 25,000 \\\text { Salaries Expense } & \$ 20,000\end{array}$

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Definitions:

Limited Partner

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LLLP

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LLC

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Distributed First

A priority method in which resources or items are distributed initially before other actions are taken.