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Shaw Corportation Dec 31st 2010 *Prepare a Multi-step income statement* *Compute

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Question

Shaw Corportation Dec 31st 2010 *Prepare a Multi-step income statement* *Compute profit margin* * what other factors needed to assess profitability?* Advertising expense $1,500 / commissions expenses 2,415 / cost of goods sold 29,200 / depreciation expense-office building 2,900 / income tax expense 1,540 / insurance expense- salespersons auto 2,250 / interest expense 1,400 / interest revenue 1,340 / rent revenue 6,700 / salaries and wages expense- office 12,560 / sales revenue 48,300 / supplies expense- office 890

Explanation / Answer

Multiple-step income statement:

SHAW CORPORATION

INCOME STATEMENT

FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010

Sales                                                                                       $ 48,300

Cost of goods sold                                                                   29,200

Gross profit                                                                                                   $ 19,100

Operating expenses:

    Selling expenses:

         Advertising                                             $   1,500

         Commissions                                             2,415

         Insurance—salesperson’s auto              2,250

    Total selling expense                                                       $   6,165

    General and administrative

    expenses:

         Depreciation—office building            $   2,900

         Salaries and wages—office                  12,560

         Supplies—office                                           890

    Total general and administrative

         expense                                                                            16,350

Total operating expense                                                                                 22,515

Income from operations                                                                             $   (3,415)

Other revenues and expenses:

    Interest expense                                                               $   1,400

    Interest revenue                                                                     1,340

    Rent revenue                                                                         6,700

Excess of other revenues over

    other expenses                                                                                               6,640

Income before taxes                                                                                   $     3,225

Income tax expense                                                                                           1,540

Net income                                                                                                   $     1,685

2.    Gross profit ratio = Gross profit/Sales revenue

       = $19,100/$48,300 = 39.5%

3.    The gross profit ratio tells the reader of the income statement that for every $1 of sales, Shaw recovers $.395, or 39.5 cents, after deducting product cost (60.5 cents of every dollar). The ratio of gross profit to cost of sales, or markup on cost, is 39.5/60.5, or 65.3%.

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