question archive The following is an alphabetical list of all of the balance sheet accounts for Maxwell, Inc
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The following is an alphabetical list of all of the balance sheet accounts for Maxwell, Inc. at December 31, 2019. All accounts have normal balances.
Accounts payable 107
Accounts receivable 245
Buildings 723
Cash 327
Common Stock 440
Interest Payable ?
Inventory 194
Note Payable 500
Retained Earnings 372
To answer this question we will use below related formula's
For any Company Total Assets = Capital + Total Liabilities
As Interest payable is a liability for the organization means we have value missing on the liability side.
So we can change the formula as Total Liabilities = Total Assets - Capital
Once we found the Total Liabilities balance then use below formula
Interest Payable = Total Liabilities as per calculation - sum of given balance of liabilities
Let's categories the given data
Description | Amount | Category |
Accounts Payable | 107 | Liabilities |
Accounts Receivable | 245 | Asset |
Buildings | 723 | Asset |
Cash | 327 | Asset |
Common Stock | 440 | Capital |
Interest Payable | ? | Liabilities |
Inventory | 194 | Asset |
Note Payable | 500 | Liabilities |
Retained Earnings | 372 | Capital |
As per category Total Assets = 1489
As per category Total Liabilities given = 607
As per category Capital = 812
Now Calculate the Total Liabilities
Total Liabilities = Total Assets - Capital
Total Liabilities = 1489 -812 = 677
Interest Payable = Total Liabilities as per calculation - sum of given balance of liabilities
Interest Payable = 677 - 607 = 70
So Interest payable amount is 70
Hope given answer will solve your query.