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At the beginning of the current year, Hayworth Co. sold equipment with a two-year service contract for a single payment of $20,000.

<p><em><strong>The fair value of the equipment was $18,000. Hayworth recorded this</strong></em></p> <p><em><strong>transaction with a debit of $20,000 to cash and a credit of $20,000 to sales revenue. Which of the</strong></em></p> <p><em><strong>following statements is correct regarding Hayworth's current-year financial statements?</strong></em></p> <p><em><strong>a. The financial statements are correct.</strong></em></p> <p><em><strong>b. Net income will be overstated.</strong></em></p> <p><em><strong>c. Total assets will be overstated.</strong></em></p> <p><em><strong>d. Total liabilities will be overstated.</strong></em></p>

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Date de publication: 2014/10/18
SREEDEVI SUNILKUMAR
par SREEDEVI SUNILKUMAR , Business finance officer , Emirates Airline

b. Net income will be overstated.

Bilal Khan
par Bilal Khan , Executive Document Controller , Agility Logistics Parks

C. Total assets will b overstated.

Sahar Alech
par Sahar Alech , Auditor / Financial Manager , Accounting Services Office

The correct answer is option b....

Sandeep Babu I V
par Sandeep Babu I V , Research Intern | Process Lead |Tech Support Analyst , Singapore Institute of Manufacturing technology

B. Net Income is overstated. The value (making cost) of the product is 18,000 and it was sold for 20,000. So 2000 is the incoming value, also the product has 2 years of service warranty which will further incur maintenance or operations cost for the coming years.

Mohamed Billow
par Mohamed Billow , Financial & Tax Consultant , Mabrook Computers Limited, Hu One Constructions Limited, Aqsa Investment Limited and Hanat Ltd

B. Net Income overstated and C. Asset will be overstated both will be correct but again it all depend on the nature of business hayworth Co are doing henceforth if their main business activity is assets trading then A and D are the correct position otherwise the asset sold was suppose to be accounted in the following order; Debit cash/bank, Credit Asset account with the net book value of the asset, Debit disposal account with Asset net book value, Credit disposal account with cash proceed recieved, Closing the Asset disposal account balance as credit or debit to profit/loss/income statement account.

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