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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(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
What effect does intraperiod tax allocation have on reported net income?
Indicate the section of a multiple-step income statement in which each of the following is shown.
(a) Loss on inventory write-down.
(b) Loss from strike.
(c) Bad debt expense.
(d) Loss on disposal of a discontinued operation.
(e) Gain on sale of machinery.
(f) Interest revenue.
(g) Depreciation expense.
(h) Material write-offs of notes receivable.
What is the basis for distinguishing between operating and non operating items?
(Multiple-Step Statement, Retained Earnings Statement) The following information is related to Dickinson Company for 2017.
Retained earnings balance, January 1, 2017 \(980,000
Sales revenue 25,000,000
Cost of goods sold 16,000,000
Interest revenue 70,000
Selling and administrative expenses 4,700,000
Write-off of goodwill 820,000
Income taxes for 2017 1,244,000
Gain on the sale of investments 110,000
Loss due to flood damage 390,000
Loss on the disposition of the wholesale division (net of tax) 440,000
Loss on operations of the wholesale division (net of tax) 90,000XXX
Dividends declared on common stock \)250,000
Dividends declared on preferred stock 80,000
Dickinson Company decided to discontinue its entire wholesale operations (considered a discontinued operation) and to retain its manufacturing operations. On September 15, Dickinson sold the wholesale operations to Rogers Company. During 2017, there were 500,000 shares of common stock outstanding all year.
Instructions
Prepare a multiple-step income statement and a retained earnings statement.
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