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What are the net assets?

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  • This topic has 8 replies, 5 voices, and was last updated 6 years ago by sajid007.
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  • July 12, 2016 at 6:25 am #325531
    tranphuonganh97
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    Nancy’s business has net assets of $13,200 as at 1 January 20X1. During January she purchases new equipment for $1,200, makes sales on credit of $7,500, receives payments from customers of $3,750 and receives bills from suppliers of $2,250. These are not payable until February.
    What are the net assets at the end of January 20X1?
    A. $15,750
    B. $18,450
    C. $18,150
    D. $20,700

    The answer is B .

    I has solved this problem:
    Asset = Capital + Liability.
    Opening balance: 13,200=13,200 + 0
    1/ Purchase new equipment –> Make no effect.

    2/ Make sale on credit —> Decrease 7,500 in Asset and Capital because Nancy hasn’t received money from buyer, so :
    13,200 – 7,500 =(13,200 -7,500) + 0

    3/ Receive from customer –> Cash increases 3,750 so:
    13,200 – 7,500 + 3,750= (13,200 -7,500 + 3,750) + 0

    4/ Receive bills –> Liability increase, so:
    13,200 – 7,500 +3,750 + 2,250 = (13,200 -7,500 + 3,750) + 2,250
    So the net asset = Asset – Liability = 13,200 -7,500 + 3,750 = 9,450 !!!

    Please show me where I was wrong.
    Thank you. 🙂

    July 12, 2016 at 7:29 am #325557
    Tuan
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    No.2
    2/ Make sale on credit -> Decrease 7,500 in Asset and Capital because Nancy hasn’t received money from buyer, so :
    13,200 – 7,500 =(13,200 -7,500) + 0
    => Nancy has not received money from client so Receivable has encrease. So if U minus 7,500 I think it’s not correct

    July 12, 2016 at 7:50 am #325576
    tranphuonganh97
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    @Tuan: Yes, the right answer is: Net asset = 13,200+7,500-2,250 = 18,450

    But I think we should minus 7,500 because the good worths 7,500 has sold, and we have not received money. It means Asset decreases 7,500, and we also minus 7,500 in Capital to ensure the equility of accounting equation. ???

    When Nancy purchase new equipment, her Cash (Asset) decreases 1,200 while her non – current Asset increases 1,200. So this transaction seems to have no effect to accounting equation.

    July 12, 2016 at 8:45 am #325593
    Tuan
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    Net assets is defined as total assets minus total liabilities = Equity
    As at 01.01.X1: 13,200
    NI = Revenue – Cost : 7,500 – 2,250 = 5,250 => retain earning has encreased USD 5,250
    => As at the end of Feb net assets is 13,200 + 5250 = 18,450.
    What do U think? Please show me if I was wrong.

    July 12, 2016 at 8:50 am #325594
    Tuan
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    Or:
    1/ Purchase new equipment –> Make no effect. => OK

    2/ Make sale on credit —> Total assets encrease 7,500 (in Cash: 3,750 and AR: 3.750) => add in net assets: 13,200 + 7,500 = 20,700;

    3/ Receive bills –> Liability increase, so:
    20,700 – 2,250 = 18,450

    July 12, 2016 at 8:58 pm #325736
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    @tranphuonganh97 as u said that”When Nancy purchase new equipment, her Cash (Asset) decreases 1,200 while her non – current Asset increases 1,200. So this transaction seems to have no effect to accounting equation.,
    so just like that nancy sold goods worth 7500 it means these are our recievables and it decreases our asset/inventory by 7500 but on the other hands it also increases our receivables by 7500 and u should also b familier that receivables are our current asset so this also has no effect.so the correct ans is b

    July 13, 2016 at 2:20 pm #325785
    tranphuonganh97
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    @Tuan @Jugnu : I understood. Thank you 😀

    August 31, 2016 at 9:53 pm #336646
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    Net Assets = Total Assets – Total Liabilities

    And Net Assets = Capital + Profits – Drawings

    August 5, 2018 at 7:37 am #466209
    sajid007
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    Net assets= Total assets-Total liability
    Or this can also be called net capital

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