Question

Amazon.com, Inc., headquartered in Seattle, WA, started its electronic commerce business in 1995 and expanded rapidly. The following transactions occurred during a recent year (dollars in millions): a. Issued stock for $623 cash (example). b. Purchased equipment costing $6,320, paying $4,893 in cash and charging the rest on account. c. Paid $5,000 in principal and $300 in interest expense on long-term debt. d. Earned $177,866 in sales revenue; collected $123,949 in cash with the customers owing the rest on their Amazon credit card account. e. Incurred $25,249 in shipping expenses, all on credit. f. Paid $118,241 cash on accounts owed to suppliers. g. Incurred $10,069 in marketing expenses; paid cash. h. Collected $38,200 in cash from customers paying on their Amazon credit card account. i. Borrowed $16,231 in cash as long-term debt. j. Used inventory costing $111,934 when sold to customers. k. Paid $830 in income tax recorded as an expense in the prior year. Required: For each of the transactions, complete the tabulation, indicating the effect (positive value for increase, negative value for decrease, and leave blank if no effect) of each transaction. (Remember that A = L+SE; R-E = Nl; and Nl affects SE through Retained Earnings.) The first transaction is provided as an example. (Enter the increasing and decreasing effect of the transaction on separate lines in the table. Do not net the effects on Assets, Stockholders' Equity or Net Income. Enter your answers in millions.) Income Statement Net Revenues Expenses Income Transaction Balance Sheet Assets Liabilities Stockholders' Equity 623 623

Answer 1

transaction	balance sheet (dollar millions)	income statement (dollar millions)
assets	liabilities	stockholders equity	revenues	expenses	net income
a	623		623
b	1427	1427
c	-5300	-5000			-300
d	177866			177866
e	NA
f	-118241	-118241
g	-10069				-10069
h	NA
i	16231	16231
j	111934			111934
k	-830				-830
balance	173641	-105583	623	289800	-11199	278601