Use the following information for exercises 15 to 18 LO P2 The following information applies to the questions displayed below] On October 1, Ebony Ernst organized Ernst Consulting; on October 3, the owner contributed $83,540 in assets in exchange for its common stock to launch the business. On October 31, the company's records show the following items and amounts. 1,570 12,800 3,110 6,490 850 660 Cash 12,800 Consulting revenue office supplies Land office equipment Accounts payable Common Stock 2,850 Rent expense 45,940 Salaries expense 17,530 Telephone expense 8,110 Miscellaneous expenses 83,540 Exercise 1-17 Preparing a balance sheet LO P2 Using the above information prepare an October 31 balance sheet for Emst Consulting
Use the following information to answer the next question. Harvey quit his job at State University where he earned $45,000 a year. He figures his entrepreneurial talent or foregone entrepreneurial income to be $5,000 a year. To start the business, he cashed in $100,000 in bonds that earned 10% interest annually to buy a software company, Extreme Gaming. In the first year, the firm sold 11,000 units of software at $75 each. Of the $75, $55 goes for the costs of production, packaging, marketing, employee wages and benefits, and rent on a building. The economic profits of Harvey's firm in the first year were:
a) $160,000.
b).$280,000.
c) $155,000.
d) $220,000.
Five years ago, Tom loaned his son John $20,000 to start a business. A note was executed with an interest rate of 8%, which is the Federal rate. The note required monthly payments of the interest with the $20,000 due at the end of ten years. John always made the interest payments until last year. During the current year, John notified his father that he was bankrupt and would not be able to repay the $20,000 or the accrued interest of $1,800. Tom is an accrual basis taxpayer whose only income is salary and interest income. The proper treatment for the nonpayment of the note is:a. No deduction. b. $3,000 deduction. c. $20,000 deduction. d. $21,800 deduction. e. None of the above.