Golden Manufacturing Company started operations by acquiring $140,000 cash from the issue of common stock. On January 1, Year 1, the company purchased equipment that cost $130,000 cash, had an expected useful life of five years, and had an estimated salvage value of $13,000. Golden Manufacturing earned $97,140 and $60,170 of cash revenue during Year 1 and Year 2, respectively. Golden Manufacturing uses double-declining-balance depreciation. Required a. Record the purchase in a horizontal statements model. b-1. Prepare income statements for Year 1 and Year 2. b-2. Prepare balance sheets for Year 1 and Year 2. b-3. Prepare statements of cash flows for Year 1 and Year 2.

What does the phrase limited liability mean in a corporate context?

The following information relates to wagner, inc.: advertising costs $ 18 comma 600 administrative salaries 17 comma 800 delivery vehicle depreciation 1 comma 500 factory repair and maintenance 600 indirect labor 10 comma 000 indirect materials 18 comma 000 manufacturing equipment depreciation 3 comma 000 office rent 58 comma 000 president's salary 1 comma 100 sales revenue 600 comma 000 sales salary 5 comma 200 how much were wagner's period costs

Which of the following statements is correct? large corporations are taxed more favorably than sole proprietorships. corporate stockholders are exposed to unlimited liability. due to limited liability, unlimited lives, and ease of ownership transfer, the vast majority of u.s. businesses (in terms of number of businesses) are organized as corporations. most businesses (by number and total dollar sales) are organized as partnerships or proprietorships because it is easier to set up and operate in one of these forms rather than as a corporation. however, if the business gets very large, it becomes advantageous to convert to a corporation, mainly because corporations have important tax advantages over proprietorships and partnerships. most business (measured by dollar sales) is conducted by corporations in spite of large corporations’ often less favorable tax treatment, due to legal considerations related to ownership transfers and limited liability.