Answer:
a. The value of shareholder's equity account for this firm is $16,600.
b. The net working capital for Wims Inc. is $1,500.
a. We start off by looking at the Accounting Identity:
[tex]Total Assets = Total Liabilities + Shareholders' Equity[/tex]
Since
[tex]Total Assets = Current Assets + Net Fixed Assets[/tex]
and
[tex]Total Liabilities = Current Liabilities + Long-term debt[/tex]
We can rewrite this accounting identity as follows:
[tex]Current Assets + Net Fixed Assets = Current Liabilities + Long-term debt + Shareholders' Equity[/tex] ----- (1)
Plugging in the values from the question in (1) above we get,
[tex]5000 +23000 = 3500 + 7900 + Share holders' equity[/tex]
[tex]28000 = 11400 + Share holders' equity[/tex]
[tex]28000 - 11400 = Share holders' equity[/tex]
[tex]Share holders' equity = $16,600[/tex]
b. The formula for Net Working Capital is:
[tex]Net Working Capital = Current Assets - Current Liabilities[/tex]
[tex]Net Working Capital = 5000 - 3500[/tex]
[tex]Net Working Capital = $1500[/tex]