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The following is the ending balances of accounts at December 31, 2016, for the Weismuller Publishing Company.

Account Title	Debits			Credits
Cash		75,000
Accounts receivable		170,000
Inventories		290,000
Prepaid expenses		158,000
Machinery and equipment		330,000
Accumulated depreciationequipment					115,000
Investments		150,000
Accounts payable					65,000
Interest payable					25,000
Deferred revenue					85,000
Taxes payable					35,000
Notes payable					225,000
Allowance for uncollectible accounts					21,000
Common stock					405,000
Retained earnings					197,000
Totals		1,173,000			1,173,000

Additional information:
1.	Prepaid expenses include $130,000 paid on December 31, 2016, for a two-year lease on the building that houses both the administrative offices and the manufacturing facility.
2.	Investments include $35,000 in Treasury bills purchased on November 30, 2016. The bills mature on January 30, 2017. The remaining $115,000 includes investments in marketable equity securities that the company intends to sell in the next year.
3.	Deferred revenue represents customer prepayments for magazine subscriptions. Subscriptions are for periods of one year or less.
4.	The notes payable account consists of the following:

	a.	a $45,000 note due in six months.
	b.	a $105,000 note due in six years.
	c.	a $75,000 note due in three annual installments of $25,000 each, with the next installment due August 31, 2017.

5.	The common stock account represents 405,000 shares of no par value common stock issued and outstanding. The corporation has 800,000 shares authorized.

Required:

Prepare a classified balanced sheet for the Weismuller Publishing Company at December 31, 2016. (Amounts to be deducted should be indicated by a minus sign.)

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