Cash includes the cash surrender value


The following balance sheet was prepared by the bookkeeper for Brown Company as of December 31, 2011.

Brown Company
Balance Sheet
As of December 31, 2011

Cash $ 80,000 Accounts payable $ 75,000
Accounts receivable (net) 52,200 Long-term liabilities 100,000
Inventories 57,000 Stockholders' equity 218,500
Investments 76,300
Equipment (net) 96,000
Patents 32,000
$393,500 $393,500

The following additional information is provided:
(1) Cash includes the cash surrender value of a life insurance policy $9,400, and a bank overdraft of $2,500 has been deducted.
(2) The net accounts receivable balance includes:

(a) accounts receivable debit balances $60,000;
(b) accounts receivable credit balances $4,000;
(c) allowance for doubtful accounts $3,800.

(3) Inventories do not include goods costing $3,000 shipped out on consignment. Receivables of $3,000 were recorded on these goods.
(4) Investments include investments in common stock, trading $24,000 and available-for-sale $48,300, and franchises $4,000.
(5) Equipment costing $5,000 with accumulated depreciation $4,000 is no longer used and is held for sale. Accumulated depreciation on the other equipment is $40,000.

Instructions
Prepare a balance sheet in good form (stockholders' equity details can be omitted.)Do not worry about balancing the statement but rather use your time to compute the account balances properly for presentation purposes.

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