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The adjusted trial balance for Speedy Courier as of December 31, 2017, follows.

Debit Credit

Cash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \( 58,000

Accounts receivable . 120,000

Interest receivable 7,000

Notes receivable (due in 90 days) . 210,000

Office supplies 22,000

Trucks 134,000

Accumulated depreciation—Trucks . \) 58,000

Equipment . 270,000

Accumulated depreciation—Equipment 200,000

Land . 100,000

Accounts payable . 134,000

Interest payable 20,000

Salaries payable . 28,000

Unearned delivery fees 120,000

Long-term notes payable . 200,000

Common stock . 15,000

Retained earnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110,000

Dividends 50,000

Delivery fees earned 611,800

Interest earned . 34,000

Depreciation expense—Trucks 29,000

Depreciation expense—Equipment . 48,000

Salaries expense 74,000

Wages expense 300,000

Interest expense . 15,000

Office supplies expense . 31,000

Advertising expense . 27,200

Repairs expense—Trucks . 35,600

Totals \(1,530,800 \)1,530,800

Required

1. Use the information in the adjusted trial balance to prepare (a) the income statement for the year endedDecember 31, 2017, (b) the statement of retained earnings for the year ended December 31, 2017, and

(c) the balance sheet as of December 31, 2017.

2. Compute the profit margin for year 2017 (use total revenues as the denominator).

Short Answer

Expert verified

The net profit margin is 13.31%.

Step by step solution

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Step-by-Step SolutionStep 1: Definition of the Income statement

An income statement is a statement help the company to determine the profit earnings capacity.

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 Step 2: Net profit margin

NetProfitMargin=NetIncomeTotalRevenue×100=$86,000$645,800×100=13.31%

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