Exercise 1-23A (Algo) Preparing financial statements LO 1-5, 1-6, 1-7, 1-8, 1-9
Dakota Company experienced the following events during Year 2:

Acquired $10,000 cash from the issue of common stock.
Paid $25,500 cash to purchase land.
Borrowed $5,000 cash.
Provided services for $60,000 cash.
Paid $1,000 cash for utilities expense.
Paid $38,500 cash for other operating expenses.
Paid a $2,000 cash dividend to the stockholders.
Determined that the market value of the land purchased in Event 2 is now $30,000.

Required
a. The January 1, Year 2, account balances are shown in the following accounting equation. Record the eight events in the appropriate accounts under an accounting equation. Record the amounts of revenue, expense, and dividends in the Retained Earnings column. Provide the appropriate titles for these accounts in the last column of the table. The first event is shown as an example.
b-1. Prepare an income statement for the Year 2 accounting period.
b-2. Prepare a statement of changes in equity for the Year 2 accounting period.
b-3. Prepare a year-end balance sheet for the Year 2 accounting period.
b-4. Prepare a statement of cash flows for the Year 2 accounting period.
c-1. Determine the percentage of assets that were provided by retained earnings.
c-2. Does the retained earning balance reflect the amount of cash that the company has available to pay dividends?
d. Based on the December 31, Year 2, balance sheet, what is the largest cash dividend Dakota could pay?