The financial statements of Tootsie Roll in Appendix A at the back of this book contain the following selected accounts, all in thousands of dollars.

Common Stock

$24,862

Accounts Payable

9,140

Accounts Receivable

37,512

Selling, Marketing, and Administrative Expenses

103,755

Prepaid Expenses

8,562

Net Property, Plant, and Equipment

220,721

Net Product Sales

495,592

Instructions

(a) What is the increase and decrease side for each account? What is the normal balance for each account?

(b) Identify the probable other account in the transaction and the effect on that account when:

(1) Accounts Receivable is decreased.

(2) Accounts Payable is decreased.

(3) Prepaid Expenses is increased.

(c) Identify the other account(s) that ordinarily would be involved when:

(1) Interest Expense is increased.

(2) Property, Plant, and Equipment is increased.