Using the accrual basis of accounting prepare majestic


Problem - Majestic Caterers was founded in September 2007 by Barbara Roberts and Lisa Grotto as a catering service in central Arizona. Majestic broke even for the year ended December 31, 2007; however, in 2008, the company experienced a high growth rate.  Roberts and Grotto would like to expand their catering enterprise to include a restaurant.

Roberts applied for an expansion loan at the local bank, and the bank has requested audited financial statements prepared on the accrual basis.  Prior to this loan application, Majestic's financial records have been kept on a cash basis in order to accurately reflect Majestic's priority of cash flow.  Roberts and Grotto hired the services of an independent accountant, Paul Maynard, to assist them in converting Majestic's 2008 financial statements, prepared on the cash basis, to 2008 accrual basis.

From a review of the company's records and files, as well as discussions with Roberts and Grotto, Maynard has gathered the following data concerning Majestic's transactions during 2008 and the cash basis financial statements.  In addition, the company's Statement of Financial Position at December 31, 2007, has been restated to an accrual basis as presented in the next page.

Summary of Cash Transactions for 2008

Receipts


Cash sales

$464,000

Collections from customers

160,000

Proceeds from one-year, 12% note,


Received January 1, 2008

80,000



Disbursements:


Payments for supplies

161,600

Wages paid to employees

248,000

Payments to the utility company

44,000

Insurance premiums paid

36,000

Rent paid to landlord

72,000

Interest on 12% note, paid on July 1, 2008

4,800

Equipment purchased on January 1, 2008

100,000

  • Uncollected customers' bills totaled $139,600 at December 31, 2008
  • On January 1, 2008, a supplier of Majestic advanced the company $80,000 on a one-year, 12 percent note payable with semi-annual interest payments to be made on July 1, 2008 and at maturity on January 1, 2009.
  • Unpaid bills to suppliers totaled $22,400 at December 31, 2008.
  • Supplies costing $16,000 were on hand at December 31, 2008.
  • Wages owed to employees at December 31, 2008 were $11,200.
  • The December utility bill of $3,900 was unpaid at December 31, 2008.
  • The insurance premium was paid for a one-year liability and property damage policy effective February 1, 2008.
  • The rent of $6,000 per month was paid to the landlord on the first of every month.
  • Maynard recommends depreciating the company's equipment, which was purchased January 1, 2008, for $100,000, over its useful life of ten years using the straight-line method of depreciation. The equipment has no estimated residual value. (In its first year of operation, 2007, Majestic leased equipment.)
  • Majestic has an effective income tax rate of 40 percent. There were no differences between financial reporting and income tax reporting for the year ended December 31, 2007. No taxes were paid in 2008.

Majestic Caterers Balance Sheet As of December 31, 2007

Assets


Cash

$51,200

Accounts receivable

48,800

Supplies Inventory

48,000

Total Assets

$148,000



Liabilities and shareholders' equity


Accounts payable -- Supplies

$56,000

Common stock

92,000

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

$148,000

Required: Using the accrual basis of accounting, prepare Majestic Caterers' Income Statement and Balance Sheet for the year ended December 31, 2008.

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