How would balance sheet be different if the business had


The company's most recent balance sheet given below. The business uses the straight-line depreciation method, by which an equal amount of depreciation is allocated to each year of a fixed asset's estimated useful life. If the business had used accelerated depreciation for its fixed assets instead, the balance in the accumulated depreciation account would be $2,100,000. How would its balance sheet be different if the business had used accelerated depreciation? (Ignore income tax effects in your answer.)

Assets

Liabilities & Owners' Equity

Cash

$1,500,000

Accounts Payable

$700,000

Accounts Receivable

$1,000,000

Accrued Expenses Payable

$600,000

Inventory

$1,800,000

Short-term Notes Payable

$1,500,000

Prepaid Expenses

$300,000

Total Current Liabilities

$2,800,000

Total Current Assets

$4,600,000

Long-term Notes Payable

$2,000,000

Property, Plant, & Equipment

$4,800,000

Owners Equity:

 

Accumulated Depreciation

($1,400,000)

Capital Stock (10,000 shares)

$1,000,000

Cost Less Depreciation

$3,400,000

Retained Earnings

$2,200,000

Total Assets

$8,000,000

Total Owners' Equity

$3,200,000

   

Total Liabilities & Owners' Equity

$8,000,000

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