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Chapter 4: Question 8BE (page 181)
In 2017, Hollis Corporation reported net income of \(1,000,000. It declared and paid preferred stock dividends of \)250,000. During 2017, Hollis had a weighted average of 190,000 common shares outstanding. Compute Hollis’s 2017 earnings per share.
Hollis's earnings per share are $3.95
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How can earnings management affect the quality of earnings?
Explain the transaction approach to measuring income. Why is the transaction approach to income measurement preferable to other ways of measuring income?
The following account balances were included in the trial balance of Twain Corporation at June 30, 2017.
Sales revenue \(1,578,500
Depreciation expense (office furniture and equipment) \)7,250
Sales discounts \(31,150
Cost of goods sold \)896,770
Property tax expense \(7,320
Salaries and wages expense (sales) \)56,260
Bad debt expense (selling) \(4,850
Sales commissions \)97,600
Maintenance and repairs expense (administration) \(9,130
Travel expense (salespersons) \)28,930
Delivery expense \(21,400
Office expense \)6,000
Entertainment expense \(14,820
Sales returns and allowances \)62,300
Telephone and Internet expense (sales) \(9,030
Dividends received \)38,000
Depreciation expense (sales equipment) \(4,980
Interest expense \)18,000
Maintenance and repairs expense (sales) \(6,200
Income tax expense \)102,000
Miscellaneous selling expenses \(4,715
Depreciation understatement due to error—2014 (net of tax) \)17,700
Office supplies used \(3,450
Telephone and Internet expense (administration) \)2,820
Dividends declared on preferred stock \(9,000
Dividends declared on common stock \)37,000
The Retained Earnings account had a balance of $337,000 at July 1, 2016. There are 80,000 shares of common stock outstanding.
Instructions
(b) Using the single-step form, prepare an income statement and a retained earnings statement for the year ended June 30, 2017.
Cooper Investments reported an unusual gain from the sale of certain assets in its 2017 income statement. How does intra period tax allocation affect the reporting of this unusual gain?
Using the information provided in BE4-2, prepare a condensed multiple-step income statement for Brisky Corporation
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