ACCOUNTABILITY - INFLATION EFFECTS A company closes its fiscal year w

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COURSE: ACCOUNTABILITY - INFLATION EFFECTS

A company closes its fiscal year with assets of $150,000 and liabilities of $68,000. Initial capital contributed was $50,000. At end of period there was a new capital contribution of $30,000. Inflation rate for period is 10%.
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(a) Determine profit or loss for period without adjustment and with inflation adjustment.
b) Perform a comparative analysis and indicate how inflation affects performance. Comment on your results

HINT: be careful with those items (accounts) that are subject to inflation or are not 

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