Case - Maynard Company (A)
Case - Maynard Company (A)
Case - Maynard Company (A)
My bookkeeper has quit, and I need to see the balance sheets of my company. He has left behind a book
with the numbers already entered in it. Would you be willing to prepare balance sheets for me? Also,
any comments you care to make about the numbers would be appreciated. The Cash account is healthy,
which is a good sign, and he has told me that the net income in June was $19,635.
The book contained a detailed record of transactions, and from it the friend was able to copy off the
balances at the beginning of the month and at the end of the month as shown in Exhibit 1. Diane
Maynard owned all the stock of Maynard Company. At the end of June, Diane Maynard paid herself an
$11,700 dividend and used the money to repay her loan from the company.
Questions
Diane Maynard was grateful for the balance sheets that her friend prepared [see Case A], Maynard
Company (A)]. In going over the numbers, she remarked, “It’s sort of surprising that cash increased
by $31,677, but net income was only $19,635. Why was that?”
Her friend replied, “A partial answer to that question is to look at an income statement for June. I
think I can find the data I need to prepare one for you.”
In addition to the data given in the (A) case, her friend found a record of cash receipts and
disbursements, which is summarized in Exhibit 1. She also learned that all accounts payable were to
vendors for purchase of merchandise inventory and that cost of sales was $39,345 in June.
Questions
1. Prepare an income statement for June in proper format. Explain the derivation of each item on
this statement, including cost of sales.
2. Explain why the change in the cash balance was greater than the net income.
3. Explain why the following amounts are incorrect cost of sales amounts for June: (a) $ 14,715 and
(b) $36,030. Under what circumstances would these amounts be correct cost of sales amounts?
EXHIBIT 1
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