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The following data were provided by Mystery Incorporated for the year ended December 31:
Cost of Goods Sold | $ | 162,000 | |
Income Tax Expense | 16,880 | ||
Merchandise Sales (gross revenue) for Cash | 234,000 | ||
Merchandise Sales (gross revenue) on Credit | 40,800 | ||
Office Expenses | 18,700 | ||
Sales Returns and Allowances | 6,870 | ||
Salaries and Wages Expense | 39,000 | ||
Required:
1. Prepare a multistep income statement.
2-a. What was the amount of gross profit?
2-b. What was the gross profit percentage? (Round your percentage to 1 decimal place.)
2-c. Did the gross profit percentage in the current year improve, or decline, relative to the 37% gross profit percentage in the prior year?
1. Prepare a multistep income statement.
Sales (234000+40800) | 274800 | |
Less: Sales return and allowance | -6870 | |
Net Sales | 267930 | |
Less: Cost of goods sold | 162000 | |
Gross profit | 105930 | |
Less: Operting expense | ||
Salaries and Wages Expense | 39000 | |
Office Expenses | 18700 | |
Total expense | 57700 | |
Income before tax | 48230 | |
Income tax expense | 16880 | |
Net income | 31350 |
2a) Gross profit = 105930
2b) Gross profit percentage = 105930*100/267930 = 39.5%
2c) Gross profit percentage in the current year is improved
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