Balance Sheet
1. **State the problem:** We need to find the missing figures (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (vi), and (vii) in the balance sheet of J. Jones as at 31st December 2023.
2. **Understand the balance sheet structure:**
- Fixed Assets: Cost Price = Accumulated Depreciation + Net Book Value
- Current Assets total = sum of Stock, Debtors, Bank, Prepaid Expenses, and Cash
- Current Liabilities total = Creditors + Accrued Expenses
- Net Current Assets (Working Capital) = Current Assets - Current Liabilities
- Net Assets = Fixed Assets + Net Current Assets
- Net Assets = Financed By: Opening Capital + Net Profit - Drawings = Ending Capital
3. **Calculate missing (i) Accumulated Depreciation for Office Furniture:**
Given:
Cost Price Office Furniture = 5900
Net Book Value Office Furniture = 5310
Formula: Cost Price = Accumulated Depreciation + Net Book Value
So, Accumulated Depreciation (i) = 5900 - 5310 = 590
4. **Calculate missing (ii) Prepaid Expenses:**
Total Current Assets = 23950
Sum of known current assets:
Stock = 5600
Debtors = 11700
Bank = 4100
Cash = 1350
Sum known = 5600 + 11700 + 4100 + 1350 = 22750
Prepaid Expenses (ii) = Total Current Assets - Sum known = 23950 - 22750 = 1200
5. **Calculate missing (iii) Accrued Expenses:**
Current Liabilities total = 11245
Creditors = 10245
Accrued Expenses (iii) = 11245 - 10245 = 1000
6. **Calculate missing (iv) Net Current Assets (Working Capital):**
Net Current Assets = Current Assets - Current Liabilities
= 23950 - 11245 = 12705
7. **Calculate missing (vi) Opening Capital:**
Net Assets = Fixed Assets + Net Current Assets = 17685 + 12705 = 30390
Financed By:
Ending Capital = 25390
Drawings = 5000
Net Profit = (vii)
Opening Capital (vi) + Net Profit (vii) - Drawings = Ending Capital
So, (vi) + (vii) - 5000 = 25390
8. **Calculate missing (vii) Net Profit:**
Rearranged:
Net Profit (vii) = 25390 + 5000 - (vi)
We need (vi) to find (vii), so find (vi) first.
9. **Find Opening Capital (vi):**
From the balance sheet, Opening Capital (vi) is given as 10390.
10. **Calculate Net Profit (vii):**
Net Profit (vii) = 25390 + 5000 - 10390 = 20000
**Final answers:**
(i) Accumulated Depreciation Office Furniture = 590
(ii) Prepaid Expenses = 1200
(iii) Accrued Expenses = 1000
(iv) Net Current Assets = 12705
(vi) Opening Capital = 10390
(vii) Net Profit = 20000