Balance Sheet (IP)

Assignment Type:Individual ProjectDeliverable Length:1 page typed and 4 financial statements in Excel formatAPA formatted References
Points Possible:125Due Date:4/14/2013 11:59:59 PM CT

You are an accountant for The Flower Shoppe. Your supervisor has asked you to help her prepare the year-end financial statements. Before you do, she wants to ensure that you understand some main points.
Explain the following:The elements of the balance sheet, their purposes, and how to measure them
The elements and purpose of the statement of changes in stockholder’s equity

Based on the adjusted trial balance and additional information, prepare the following in an Excel file to give to the controller for review:Balance sheet
Income statement
Statement of retained earnings
Statement of cash flows

The following is additional information about the Flower Shoppe that is needed for financial-statement preparation:
Net income for the year ended December 31, 2008 was $10,845.
Changes from the prior year’s balances included the following:a decrease in accounts receivable of $300.
a decrease in inventory of $450.
an increase in accounts payable of $250.
an decrease in accrued expenses of $100.

Land was purchased in April for $3,500.
Cash as of January 1, 2008 was $10,105.

The Flower Shoppe

Adjusted Trial Balance

December 31, 2008

Debit

Credit

Cash
$22,750

Accounts Receivable
3,200

Inventory
8,000

Land
27,000

Building
56,000

Accumulated Depreciation

16,800

Accounts Payable
4,600

Accrued Expenses
2,500

Common Stock
20,000

Additional Paid-in Capital
10,000

Dividends
1,200

Retained Earnings
53,405

Sales
112,020

Returns
1,300

Purchases
47,000

Salaries
38,000

Supplies
870

Utilities
5,225

Telephone
2,850

Bank Charges
330

Depreciation Expense
5,600

$219,325

$219,325

Please submit your assignment.

The following grading criteria will apply to this assignment:

Grading Criteria

Explain the elements of the balance sheet, their purposes, and how to measure them.

20%

Explain the elements and purpose of the statement of changes in stockholder’s equity.

25%

Prepare the balance sheet.

15%

Prepare the income statement.

15%

Prepare the statement of retained earnings.

15%

Prepare the statement of cash flows.

10%

Good format, grammar and APA.

10%

TOTAL

100%