ACC 421-The following is the balance sheet of Sameed Brothers
Subject: Business   / Accounting
Question
WRITING (Critique of Balance Sheet Format and Content) The following is the balance sheet of Sameed Brothers Corporation (000s omitted).
SAMEED BROTHERS CORPORATION
Balance Sheet
December 31, 2017
Assets
Current assets
Cash   $26,000
Marketable securities   18,000
Accounts receivable   25,000
Inventory   20,000
Supplies   4,000
Stock investment in subsidiary company   ?20,000   $113,000
Investments
Treasury stock   25,000
Property, plant, and equipment
Buildings and land   91,000
Less: Reserve for depreciation   ?31,000   60,000
Other assets
Cash surrender value of life insurance   19,000
Total assets   $217,000
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Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Current liabilities
Accounts payable   $22,000
Reserve for income taxes   15,000
Customers’ accounts with credit balances   ??????1   $ 37,001
Deferred credits
Unamortized premium on bonds payable   2,000
Long-term liabilities
Bonds payable   ??60,000
Total liabilities   99,001
Common stock
Common stock, par $5Â Â Â 85,000
Earned surplus   24,999
Cash dividends declared   ???8,000   ?117,999
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity   $217,000
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Instructions
Evaluate the balance sheet presented.

