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Chapter 4: Q12Q (page 179)
What is the basis for distinguishing between operating and non operating items?
Operating items report only the principal operations, and non-operating items reports secondary activities of the company.
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(Multiple-Step and Single-Step Statements) The accountant of Latifa Shoe Co. has piled the following information from the company’s records as a basis for an income statement for the year ended December 31, 2017.
Rent revenue \(29,000
Interest expense 18,000
Market appreciation on land above cost 31,000
Salaries and wages expense (selling) 114,800
Supplies (selling) 17,600
Income tax 37,400
Salaries and wages expense (administrative) \)135,900
Other administrative expenses 51,700
Cost of goods sold 496,000
Net sales 980,000
Depreciation on plant assets (70% selling, 30% administrative) 65,000
Cash dividends declared 16,000
There were 20,000 shares of common stock outstanding during the year.
Instructions
Lebron Co. owns most but not all of the shares of its subsidiary Bryant Inc. Lebron reported net income of \(124,700. The amount to be attributed to the noncontrolling interest in Bryant is \)30,000. Indicate how Lebron will report the noncontrolling interest in its income statement.
Santo Corporation has eight expense accounts in its general ledger, classified as selling expenses. Should Santo report these eight expenses separately in its income statement or report one total amount for selling expenses?
Discuss the appropriate treatment in the financial statements of each of the following.
(a) Gain on sale of investment securities.
(b) A profit-sharing bonus to employees computed as a percentage of net income.
(c) Additional depreciation on factory machinery because of an error in computing depreciation for the previous year.
(d) Rent received from subletting a portion of the office space.
(e) A patent infringement suit, brought 2 years ago against the company by another company, was settled this year by a cash payment of $725,000.
(f) A reduction in the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts balance because the account appears to be considerably in excess of the probable loss from uncollectible receivables.
C.Reither Co. reports the following information for 2017: sales revenue \(700,000, cost of goods sold \)500,000, operating expenses \(80,000, and an unrealized holding loss on available-for-sale securities for 2017 of \)60,000. It declared and paid a cash dividend of \(10,000 in 2017. C Reither Co. has January 1, 2017, balances in common stock \)350,000; accumulated other comprehensive income \(80,000; and retained earnings \)90,000. It issued no stock during 2017.
Instructions
Prepare a statement of stockholders’ equity.
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