Final Project Peyton Approved Data

You will prepare financial statements that will allow you to assess how profitable the business is.

Below you will find the data required to make entries in your accounting workbook. Remember that you are following the business transactions for a six-month period from the initial stage of analysis and recording, through the reporting process. These transactions will include:

· the initial setup of the business

· sales

· purchases

· making payments to vendors

· paying store employees

· managing debt

It will help you to print this document as you are making your entries in your workbook. Your textbook prepares you and can be used as a reference to assist you in completing this assignment. You should begin this project in Module Two.

Step 1:

Complete the following in the “July Journal Entries” in your workbook (be sure to look for the July Journal Entries tab at the bottom of the Peyton Approved Student Workbook).

The following events occur in July 2014:

July 1 – Open a bank account for Peyton Approved.This has been done for you in the July Journal Entries tab.

July 1 – You take $15,000 from your personal savings account and buy common stock in Peyton Approved. This has been done for you in the July Journal Entries tab.

July 3 – Your parents lend the company $10,000 cash, in exchange for a two-year, 6% note payable. Interest and the principal are repayable at maturity.

July 7 – Sign a lease agreement for retail/bakery space. The agreement is for 1 year, with the option to extend the lease on a month-to-month basis after 1 year. The rent is $1,500 per month. The lease period starts on July 15, first and last month’s rent due at that time. Subsequent rents are due on the 15th day of each month.

July 10 – Pay $375 to the county for a business license.

July 11 – Purchase a cash register for $250 (deemed to be not material enough to qualify as depreciable equipment—use misc. exp.).

July 13 – You have baking equipment, including an oven and mixer, that you have been using for your home-based business and will now start using in the bakery. You estimate that the equipment is currently worth $5,000, and you transfer the equipment into the business in exchange for additional common stock. The equipment has a 5-year useful life.

July 13 – Pay $200 for business cards/flyers/posters/ads to use for advertising.

July 14 – Pay $1,000 for baking ingredients (use baking supplies account).

July 14 – Pay $300 for miscellaneous (use misc. supplies).

July 15 – Hire part-time helper to be paid $12 per hour. Pay periods are the 1st through the 15th and 16th through the end of the month with paydays being the 20th for the first pay period and the 5th of the following month for the second pay period.

July 15 – Pay first and last month’s rent.

July 16 – Open the doors of the bakery.

July 31 – Pay $1,200 for a 12-month insurance policy.

Step 2:

Enter the Bakery Sales totals (below) in the appropriate Journal Entries month tab, as indicated below. See sample in the August Journal Entries tab.

The following events occur during the next 6 months:

Bakery sales are recorded on the last day of the month. The following sales occurred:

July – $5,000

August – $20,000 (cell B28)

September – $22,500

October – $27,000

November – $25,000

December– $30,000

Step 3:

Enter the baking supply purchases (below) in the appropriate Journal Entries month tab, as indicated below. See sample in the September Journal Entries Tab.

The following baking supplies purchases are made on credit:

August 8 - $8,500, net 30 – paid 8/30

September 10 - $9,000, net 30 – paid 10/1 (cell B10)

October 12 - $10,000, net 30 – paid 11/1

November 10 - $10,000, net 30 – paid 12/1

December 4 - $12,000, net 30 – paid 1/2

Step 4:

Enter the miscellaneous supplies purchased (below) in the appropriate Journal Entries month tab, as indicated below. See sample in the October Journal Entries Tab.

The following misc. supplies were purchased:

August 25 – $300

September 19 – $325

October 14 – $310 (cell B19)

November 11 – $300

December 8 – $300

Step 5:

Enter payroll (below) in the appropriate Journal Entries month tab, as indicated below. See sample in the November Journal Entries Tab.

Through December 31, the part-time employee worked the following hours: (ignore payroll taxes)

(see table to right)

Step 6:

Enter the following monthly bills received and paid (below) in the appropriate Journal Entries month tab, as indicated below. See sample in the December Journal Entries tab (sample in cells B22, B28, and B57).

The following monthly bills are received and paid (July–December)

Rent – paid each 15th - $1,500

Phone – received on the 30th of each month, paid on the following 10th- $45

Step 7:

You pay yourself via the issuance of dividends.Enter the dividends (below) in the appropriate Journal Entries month tab, as indicated below. Seesample in the September Journal Entries tab.

The following dividends were paid and issued:

9/30 – 2,000 (Cell B32)

10/30 – 2,500

11/30 – 2,500

12/31 – 2,500

Step 8:

Many customers have been asking for more hypo-allergenic products, so in November you start carrying a line of hypo-allergenic shampoos on a trial basis. The following information relates to the purchase and sales of the shampoo:

You use the perpetual inventory method. You are uncertain as to which valuation method to use—FIFO,LIFO, orweighted average, so you calculate inventory using all three and then decide which one you would like to choose.

You will use the “Inventory Valuation” tab in your workbook to complete the following entries. See samples for November for FIFO, LIFO, and the Weighted Average (wt. avg).

Purchases

11/7: 10 bottles purchased at $6

11/20: 20 bottles purchased at $6.10

12/1: 25 bottles purchased at $6.05

12/14: 30 bottles purchased at $6.00

12/26: 20 bottles purchases at $6.08

Sales – selling price, $8.50 a bottle

11/15: 8 bottles

11/30: 18 bottles

12/15: 22 bottles

12/24: 24 bottles

Step 9:

You will use the “Adjusting Entries” tab in your workbook to complete the following entries. See sample for Depreciation of Baking Equipment.

On December 31, the following adjustments must be made:

Depreciation of baking equipment transferred to company on 7/13. Assume ½ month of depreciation in July using the straight-line method. (Cell B6)

Accrue interest for note payable (Assume a full month of interest for July).

Record insurance used for the year.

An inventory of baking supplies shows $1,100 of supplies are remaining.

An inventory of misc. supplies shows $50 remaining.

Congratulations, you have now completed Section 1 (all) and parts a & b of Section 2 of the Final Project Part I. Now you will work on your trial balance sheet, balance sheet, and financial statements. The information is below as well:

Step 10:

You will use the “T-Accounts” tab in your workbook to complete the following. See sample in row 3. Complete the rest on your own.

Accumulate the numbers in your t-accounts using the T-Accounts tab in your workbook.

Step 11:

You will use the “Trial balance” tab in your workbook to complete the following. See sample in row 7. Complete the rest on your own. See Exhibit 3-7 on page 62 for more information and use those to guide you through the following steps.

Using the account balances from your t-accounts, accurately prepare unadjusted trial balance.

Step 12

Continue using the “Trial balance” tab in your workbook to complete the following. See sample in row 7. Complete the rest on your own. See Exhibit 3-7 on page 62 for more information.

Interpret trial balance and make appropriate end-of-period adjustments.

Step 13

You will use the “Adjusting Entries” tab in your workbook to complete the following. See Exhibit 3-7 on page 62 for more information.

Post adjusted entries and prepare the adjusted trial balance.

Step 14

You will use the “Income Statement,” “Balance Sheet,” and “Statement of Retained Earnings” tabs in your workbook to do the following:

Apply adjusted trial balance and prepare financial statements.

Step 15

You will use the “Closing Entries” tab in your workbook to do the following:

Close all temporary income statement accounts and create closing entries.

Step 16

You will use the “Trial Balance” tab in your workbook to do the following:

Prepare the post-closing trial balance for the next accounting period.

Step 17

You will use the “Reversing Entries” tab in your workbook to do the following:

Prepare reversing entries.

Step 18

Almost there!

Finally, after you have completed your workbook, address the following written sections in a separate document and submit along with your workbook.

· Discuss the financial statements. Determine the purpose of each statement.

· What does each financial statement tell you as a business owner? What decisions/changes in operations will you make based on the results reported in your statements?

ACC 201 Final Project Part II Guidelines and Rubric

Overview

One of the measures of success in any business is profitability. All successful managers and business owners must have an understanding of how to assess the profitability of a company. This is done through the use of accounting.

By working through the accounting cycle, you will understand how money flows through a company and what other components are included in the assessment of profitability and financial stability. Using this information can also help you determine whether or not the organization can afford to stay open employing current practices. The accounting information helps you determine what types of changes might need to be made to allow the organization to become profitable if it is currently struggling financially. This process also helps you understand the level of commitment to attention to detail that is required in a successful business venture.

In the ratio analysis and memo, you will use course-provided information to 1) demonstrate the purpose and importance of the ratios used, and 2) communicate the results of operations to stakeholders and/or interested parties.

This assessment addresses the following course outcomes:

• Apply the accounting cycle to business transactions for communicating financial data

• Interpret financial statements for informing business decisions

• Analyze the importance of industry standards and regulations in the implementation of the accounting cycle in supporting responsible practices

Prompt

Your dog, Peyton, has severe allergies and cannot have the usual store-bought dog treats. You have been making homemade treats for him that are all-natural and hypo-allergenic. Over the past year, you have been making and selling these treats out of your home and have been quite successful. You now have an opportunity to open your own dog treat bakery. You have decided on a corporate form of business and have named your company “Peyton Approved.”

During the first part of this final project, you were asked to follow the business transactions for a six-month period from that initial stage of analysis and recording through the reporting process. Now, you will use this information to compose a memorandum to the bank detailing the results of operations as communicated in the financial statements you have produced based on the business transactions for the period.

Use your completed workbooks to prepare your ratio analysis and memo, which will include an overview of the company’s accounting system, discussion of the results of operations and what those results mean, and a discussion on what changes in operations might need to be made to make the company more profitable. This memo will be used as part of a loan package to request additional funding for potential expansion in year two.

Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:

1. Ratio Analysis

a) Create a ratio analysis. Be sure to include all required ratios.

b) Annotate each ratio. What does the ratio tell you?

c) Why is ratio information useful? What decisionswill you make based on the ratio?

2. Prepare a Memo to a Bank

a) Provide an overview of the company’s accounting system. What basis of accounting is used? Why?

b) What strategies is the business using to ensure responsible accounting practices? Why have these strategies been selected?

c) Describe the overall accounting process. For example, when are entries made, how often are statements produced and reviewed, and why? Describe the internal controls for cash that are in place.

d) Analyze the results of operations. What do these results tell a business?

e) What do the statements themselves tell about the strengths and weaknesses of the company’s financial position? What does the ratio analysis tell someone about the strengths and weaknesses in the company’s financial position?

f) Discuss the changes in operations that might need to be made to make the company more profitable. Justify why each change may be necessary.

g) What are the company’s financial strengths and weaknesses? What specific changes can be made to alleviate the weaknesses?

h) What opportunities can the company explore because of its strengths? How would these be beneficial?

Final Project Part II Rubric

Guidelines for Submission:The submission for Final Project Part II will include your ratio analysis and a memo to the bank.Your accounting memo should be 5–7 pages, double-spaced, with one-inch margins, 12-point Times New Roman font, and APA format.

Instructor Feedback: This activity uses an integrated rubric in Blackboard. Students can view instructor feedback in the Grade Center. For more information, review .snhu.edu/files/production_documentation/formatting/rubric_feedback_instructions_student.pdf">these instructions