At the beginning of the year, Sheridan Company had total assets of $845,000 and total liabilities of $600,000. (Treat each item independently.) (a) If total assets increased $177,000 during the year and total liabilities decreased $71,000, what is the amount of stockholders' equity at the end of the year? (b) During the year, total liabilities increased 592,000 and stockholders' equity decreased $72,000. What is the amount of total assets at the end of the year? (c) If total assets decreased $90,000 and stockholders' equity increased $100,000 during the year, what is the amount of total liabilities at the end of the year?

A. Stockholders equity at the end is $493,000.

B. Closing total assets is $865,000.

C. Closing liability is $410,000.

Explanation:

A. Closing total assets:

= Opening assets + increase in assets

= $845,000 + $177,000

= $1,022,000

Closing liability:

= Opening liability - Decrease in liability

= $600,000 - $71,000

= $529,000

Closing equity:

= Closing assets - Closing liability

= $1,022,000 - $529,000

= $493,000

B. Opening equity:

= Opening assets - Opening liability

= $845,000 - $600,000

= $245,000

Closing assets:

= Opening assets + increase in liability - Decrease in equity

= $845,000 + $92,000 - $72,000

= $865,000

C. Closing liability:

= Opening liability - decrease in assets - increase in equity

= $600,000 - $90,000 - $100,000

= $410,000