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Below Are the Year-End Balance Sheets for Wolken Enterprises Wolken Has Never Paid a Dividend on Its Common Stock

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Below are the year-end balance sheets for Wolken Enterprises:  Assets: 20152014 Cash $200,000$170,000 Accounts receivable 864,000700,000 Inventories 2.000,0001.400.000Net fixed assets $3,064,000$2270000 Total current assets 6,000,0005,600,000 Total current assets $9,064,000$7,870,000 Liabilities and equity:  Accounts payable $1,400,000$1,090,000 Notes payable 1,600,0001,800,000 Total current liabilities $3,000,000$2.890,000 Long-term debt 2,400,0002,400,000 Common stock 3,000,0002,000,000 Retained earnings 664,000580,000 Total common equity$3,664,000$2,580,000Total liabilities and equity $9,064,000$7870000\begin{array}{lcll}\text { Assets: } & 2015 &2014\\\text { Cash } & \$ 200,000 &\$ 170,000\\\text { Accounts receivable } & 864,000 &700,000\\\text { Inventories } & 2.000,000&1.400 .000\\\text {Net fixed assets }&\$ 3,064,000 &\$ 2270000\\\text { Total current assets }&6,000,000 &5,600,000\\\text { Total current assets }&\$ 9,064,000 &\$ 7,870,000\\\text { Liabilities and equity: }\\ \text { Accounts payable } & \$ 1,400,000 & \$ 1,090,000 \\\text { Notes payable } &1,600,000 & 1,800,000\\\text { Total current liabilities } &\$ 3,000,000&\$ 2.890,000\\\text { Long-term debt } & 2,400,000 & 2,400,000 \\\text { Common stock } & 3,000,000 & 2,000,000 \\\text { Retained earnings } & 664,000 & 580,000\\\text { Total common equity} &\$ 3,664,000 & \$ 2,580,000 \\\text {Total liabilities and equity } &\$ 9,064,000&\$ 7870000\\\end{array}


Wolken has never paid a dividend on its common stock, and it issued $2,400,000 of 10-year non-callable, long-term debt in 2014. As of the end of 2015, none of the principal on this debt had been repaid. Assume that the company's sales in 2014 and 2015 were the same. Which of the following statements must be CORRECTσ


A) wolken increased its short-term bank debt in 2015.
B) wolken issued long-term debt in 2015.
C) wolken issued new common stock in 2015.
D) wolken repurchased some common stock in 2015.
E) wolken had negative net income in 2015.

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