Chapter 2, Problem 2.8E

(a)

To determine

Financial statements: Financial statements are condensed summary of transactions communicated in the form of reports for the purpose of decision making.

Income statement: The financial statement which reports revenues and expenses from business operations and the result of those operations as net income or net loss for a particular time period is referred to as income statement.

Retained earnings Statement: This statement reports the beginning retained earnings and all the changes which led to ending retained earnings. Net income from income statement is added to and dividends is deducted from beginning retained earnings to arrive at the end result, ending retained earnings.

Balance sheet: This financial statement reports a company’s resources (assets) and claims of creditors (liabilities) and stockholders (stockholders’ equity) over those resources. The resources of the company are assets which include money contributed by stockholders and creditors. Hence, the main elements of the balance sheet are assets, liabilities, and stockholders’ equity.

Current ratio: The financial ratio which evaluates the ability of a company to pay off the debt obligations which mature within one year or within completion of operating cycle is referred to as current ratio. This ratio assesses the liquidity of a company.

Formula of current ratio:

$\text{Current ratio}=\frac{\text{Current assets}}{\text{Current liabilities}}$

Debt to assets ratio: This financial ratio evaluates the ability of a company to pay off long-term debt obligations owed to creditors. This ratio assesses the solvency of a company.

Formula of debt to assets ratio:

$\text{Debt to assets ratio}=\frac{\text{Total liabilities}}{\text{Total assets }}$

To prepare: (a) Income statement and retained earnings statement for Corporation

(b)

To determine

To prepare: Classified balance sheet

(c)

To determine

To prepare: Determine current ratio and debt to assets ratio.

(d)

To determine

To prepare: Analyze the current ratio and debt to assets ratio, and decide whether to sell the equipment to Corporation B.