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Erroneous Balance Sheet The Cutler Corporation prepared the following balance sheet:

CUTLER CORPORATION

Balance Report For Year Ended December 31, 2007

Current Assets

Cash $ 6,300

Current Liabilities Accounts payable

$13,000

Accounts receivable 15,900

Accumulated depreciation: buildings

17,100

Inventory, at higher of cost or market

(cost $27,200) 28,000

Long-Term Investments

Wages payable Additional paid-in capital

on common stock

3,000

23,200

Treasury stock (at cost) 1,400 Investment in D Company bonds

(at book value) 7,300

Marketable securities,

Long-Term Liabilities

Bonds payable $46,000 Less: Sinking fund to retire

bonds (6,000)

40,000

short-term at market value 10,000

Preferred stock, $50 par

15,000

Property, Plant, and Equipment

Premium on preferred stock

5,100

Land 11,300

Accumulated depreciation: equipment

7,000

Patents $8,000

Less: Accumulated amortization (2,800) 5,200

Current taxes payable Owners’ Equity:

9,600

Buildings 40,800

Equipment 19,000

Intangibles

Trademarks 5,700

Common stock, $2 par Unrealized gain on write-up

of marketable securities to market value

8,000

1,300

Other Assets

Cash surrender value of life insurance 5,000

Unrealized gain on write-up

of inventory to market value

800

Discount on bonds payable 3,900

Retained earnings

16,000

Total Assets $159,800

Allowance for doubtful accounts

700

Total Equities

$159,800

Required

1. Identify the errors made in the Cutler balance sheet.

2. Prepare a corrected, properly classified balance sheet.

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