Cornelia's Closet has the following assets and liabilities for the dates given: October 1October 31 Cash$40,00060,000Accounts Receivable 40,00038,000Accounts Payable 6,000  ?Also, its net income, for October 1 through October 31 was $20,000 and there were no stock issuances or dividends. Determine the equity at both October 1 and October 31.

What will be an ideal response?


October 1st Equity = $74,000; October 31st Equity = $94,000

Total assets:

October 1 October 31
Cash$40,00060,000
Accounts Receivable40,00038,000
Total assets$80,000$98,000

At October 1:
Assets = Liabilities + Equity
$80,000 = $6,000 + Equity
Equity = $74,000

At October 31:
Equity, October 1$74,000
Plus October net income20,000
Equity, October 31 $94,000
At October 31:
Assets = Liabilities + Equity
$98,000 = $4,000 + $94,000
Liabilities = $4,000

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